Tag Archive for 'Denisova 3'

A reconstruction of Homo longi in his habitat. Image credit: Chuang Zhao.

Harbin Fossil Belongs to Denisovan Population, Two New Studies Suggest

Jun 19, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

The famous ‘Harbin cranium’ dates back to at least 146,000 years ago and was previously assigned to a new species, Homo longi. A reconstruction of...

A group of Neanderthals in a cave. Image credit: Tyler B. Tretsven.

Researchers Sequence Genome of Neanderthal Woman from Chagyrskaya Cave

Jun 18, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of researchers has sequenced and analyzed the genome of an 80,000-year-old Neanderthal woman from Chagyrskaya Cave in the Altai Mountains,...

A reconstruction of a Neanderthal man. Image credit: Neanderthal Museum.

Denisovan Fingers are Indistinguishable from Those of Modern Humans, Researchers Say

Sep 5, 2019 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of scientists from Canada and Europe has identified the missing part of a fifth finger bone from the Denisova Cave, revealing that...