Here’s what the Denisovans might have looked like
It's the first glimpse of the Denisovan look.
Tag: Denisovan
Humans and Neanderthals diverged at least 800,000 years ago, new teeth study shows
This just goes to show how complex our evolutionary history really is.
First Denisovan fossil found outside of Siberia — our ancient “cousins” spread far and wide
Talk about a stunning find!
Archaeologists uncover timeline of Denisova Cave occupation
The Denisovans were our cousins. We're only now starting to understand them.
Archaeologists find 50,000 year-old tiara, made from wooly mammoth ivory
It's still beautiful to this day.
Human hybrid — Ancient human relatives interbred with each other
How I met your Neanderthal mother.
No bones needed — researchers use DNA in soil to tell if humans were around
This can be a game changer.
Peculiar ancient skulls have both human and Neanderthal features. Could belong to a new hominid species
Cranial fragments discovered in China can't be pinned down to any known human species. Some speculate it might be Denisovan.
400,000-year-old fossils from Spain provide earliest genetic evidence of Neandertals
Researchers working in Spain have made a surprising finding: Neanderthals emerged much earlier than previously believed, perhaps as far as ...
Interbreeding with Neanderthals gave humans an immunity boost, but also allergies
Some 50,000 years ago Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans co-existed, mingled and interbred. While only the human lineage exists today, ...
Human face diversity may have evolved to make us look unique
Human face traits are so diverse because of evolutionary pressure, according to a new study published ...
Unique gene passed by extinct human species makes Tibetans superhuman
Tibetans acquired a unique gene by interbreeding with a now-extinct human species. Photo: easytourchina.com Advancements in ...
Oldest human DNA ever found – 400.000 years old
The recent discovery of DNA of a 400,000-year-old human thigh bone could provide valuable insight into the evolution of humans; researchers ...
Earliest modern human genome partially sequenced
The skeleton of an ancient caveman dubbed Brana 1 yielded the oldest DNA found in a ...
Mysterious hominid fossils found in China hint towards a new human species
[caption id="attachment_12169" align="alignnone" width="460" caption="A skull from a specimen, recovered from Longlin cave in China, belonging to the Red Deer ...
High-resolution genome sequence of ancient human ancestor released online
Last year, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, produced a draft of the Denisova genome, in order study ...
Human mating with Neanderthals made our immune system stronger
The mating between Neanderthals and modern homo sapiens has been a highly controversial matter between scientists in the anthropology scene ...
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