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Chinese cave traces Denisovan hunting and adaptation across 120,000 years

Summary by Phys.org
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.

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The denisovans lived in southern China during successive glacial cycles and hunted large herbivores. Bianfu fossils also provide the first long bone attributed to these ancient humans.

Objects found in a cave in southwest China suggest that these ancient enigmatic humans were eximitous hunters. An abandoned quarry in southwest China opened to scientists a door to the Stone Age. The fossil and artifacts of the site make known, as never before, the life and abilities of the mysterious ancient humans called denisovanos. The evidence gathered at the site indicates that denisovanos made bone tools similar to those of their relative…

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Phys.org broke the news in Douglas, United Kingdom on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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