Scientists Find a Trove of Denisovan Fossils and Tools in Southwest China, Giving an Unprecedented Glimpse Into Our Extinct Cousins' Lives
Researchers identified Denisovan remains from at least 3 individuals and linked them to more than 1,300 tools and butchered animal bones.
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Scientists Find a Trove of Denisovan Fossils and Tools in Southwest China, Giving an Unprecedented Glimpse Into Our Extinct Cousins' Lives
Relatively few fossils belonging to the enigmatic early human have been unearthed in the past. Two new studies describe seven Denisovan fossils and more than 1,300 stone and bone tools
Fossilized remnants found in southwestern China have shown that denisovanos have been killing large prey in the region for over 130,000 years. The group of extinct hominids maintained efficient hunting routines even with the exclusive use of rudimentary cutting tools. Two scientific articles published by the journal Nature detailed the set of pieces [...]
Bianfu, southwestern China: Proteomic and archaeological analysis reveals a continuous territorial range and hunting habits in glacial cycles.
In a former Yunnan quarry, the Bianfu Cave, a Chinese team identified five archaic human remains and reconstructed several tens of thousands of years of occupation, following a study published in September 2026 in Nature. These enigmatic cousins, spotted in 2010 by their DNA alone, had delivered so far only rare fragments. The Denisovians appear here as lasting occupants and seasoned hunters, far from the image of a ghost line. A cave inhabited …
Archaeologists performing excavations in south-western China have discovered a cave used by denisovans for over 100,000 years.
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