Denisovan Jawbone Found Off Taiwan Expands Understanding of Ancient Humans

Scientists Just Discovered That 20% of Our DNA Comes From an Unknown Hominid Population: Population B

Sometimes, primate species not only diverge but also converge. A recent genetic study published in Nature Genetics has identified traces of an ancient population in human DNA. This population diverged from humans’ main lineage around 1.5 million years ago but later converged with it again. The study estimates that the genetic legacy of this second population, referred to as Population B, accounts for about 20% of our DNA today. The research team…

Mysterious Jawbone Found at an Antique Shop in Taiwan Belonged to a Male Denisovan, Scientists Say

The fossil, called Penghu 1, is one of the few known pieces of physical evidence from the Denisovans, extinct relatives of modern humans. It suggests the species lived in diverse environments

Denisovan Jaw Found in Taiwan Strait Changes the Human Migration Map

Our elusive ancient cousins once roamed much further east than previously believed

Rare Denisovan Jawbone Confirms Human Relatives Spread Across Asia

Photo of Penghu 1 show the (top) superior and (bottom) right lateral views. Credit: Y.K. and C.-H.C. / CC BY 4.0 A rare human jawbone pulled from the seabed near Taiwan has been identified as belonging to a Denisovan—an extinct hominin group that once lived across Asia. The finding sheds new light on the distant relatives of modern humans and adds a crucial piece to the puzzle of human evolution. The jawbone, referred to as Penghu 1, was discove…

Dicovery: scientists believe mystery fossil is Denisovan, early human ancestor

A fossilized human jawbone discovered in Taiwan is now thought to belong to a Denisovan, an ancient human relative.

Again and again archaeologists encounter strangely worked remains of human bones. They suggest that here species-companies were eaten. But was that really so? By whom? And why?