(CNN) — Archaeologists excavating a cave in southwestern China have unearthed fossilized remains that belonged to an enigmatic population of extinct hominins, revealing new details about...
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Cave fossils in China reveal lives of mysterious human relatives
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First Denisovan forearm bone discovered in southwest China
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10976-9 Identification and proteomic analysis of bone fragments and teeth from an excavation in Southwest China provide insight into the evolution and phenotype of Denisovans and fill a geographical gap in their documented distribut…
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10997-4 Evidence from Bianfu Cave shows specialized hunting, expedient stone-tool production and extensive bone use of Denisovans, providing new insights into their ecology, behaviour and cultural legacy in eastern Asia.
Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02810-z Objects found in a cave in southwestern China suggest that these enigmatic ancient humans were accomplished hunters.
Anthropologists have discovered the first-ever Denisovan arm bone in a cave in southwest China, which also held thousands of prehistoric animal bones and stone tools.
Scientists have discovered various Denisovan remains in Southwest China dating to the late Middle Pleistocene, including the first Denisovan radius—one of two long bones in the forearm.
(CNN) — Archaeologists excavating a cave in southwestern China have unearthed fossilized remains that belonged to an enigmatic population of extinct hominins, revealing new details about...
Scientists have uncovered rare Denisovan fossils and more than 1,360 stone tools in a cave in southwestern China, offering an extraordinary glimpse into how this mysterious ancient human population lived.
An ancient cave in southwestern China has revealed new evidence about how Denisovans—an ancient human relative—lived, survived and adapted over more than 100,000 years.
