Ancient peoples in South America had both Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA — and we have no clue how it got there
Ancient peoples seem to have mingled much more than thought possible.
Tag: Denisovan
Ancient tooth found in Laos sheds light on extinct human relative
It’s one of the few physical remains known of Denisovans, a sister lineage to Neanderthals
People in the Philippines are the most Denisovan in the world
We're starting to find more traces of Denisovan-human interbreeding.
Just how “human” are we? At most, 7% of your DNA is uniquely human, study finds
This type of finding is making researchers think that Neanderthals and Denisovans weren't all that different from us.
Here’s what the Denisovans might have looked like
It's the first glimpse of the Denisovan look.
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
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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 ...