A fossil tooth places enigmatic ancient humans in Southeast Asia - The Conversation
5/17/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Kira Westaway, Mike W Morley, Renaud Joannes-Boyau
by Kira Westaway, Mike W Morley, Renaud Joannes-Boyau
The mysterious Denisovans left DNA traces in populations across Southeast Asia and Australasia, but until now no physical signs of their presence outside Eurasia had been found.
What do a finger bone and some teeth found in the frigid Denisova Cave in Siberias Altai mountains have in common with fossils from the balmy hills of tropical northern Laos? Not much, until now: i… [+5347 chars]
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