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First Confirmed Arm Bone Of A Denisovan Discovered In Chinese Cave, Adding A Fascinating Piece To The Prehistoric Puzzle

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The life and behavior of these elusive hominins are starting to come into focus.

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Denisovans, an ancient human race that coexisted with Neanderthals and modern humans, were first revealed to exist through genetic information (DNA). Only a very small number of actual remains have been discovered, and there were almost no traces showing what the torso, particularly below the head, looked like. Recently, not only were new Denisovan remains excavated in southwestern China,

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The Chinese field of Bianfu provides one of the largest sets of remains of this group of extinct humans outside Siberia, where they were discovered in 2008. Fossils and tools found in China cover a key void in its expansion through Asia. Read

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Found in a cave in China seven human remains and 1,300 tools of the species that lived with Neanderthals

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Scientific American broke the news on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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