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Ancient Jawbone Links Denisovans to Taiwan's Pleistocene Era

5/7/2025

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A jawbone discovered off Taiwan's coast has been linked to the Denisovans, an ancient human relative. Through advanced paleoproteomics, researchers dated the specimen to between 10,000-70,000 or 130,000-190,000 years old. This remarkable find sheds light on the extensive presence of Denisovans in Asia during the Pleistocene, deepening our grasp of human evolution.

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A jawbone discovered off Taiwan's coast has been linked to the Denisovans, an ancient human relative. Through advanced paleoproteomics, researchers dated the specimen to between 10,000-70,000 or 130,000-190,000 years old. This remarkable find sheds light on the extensive presence of Denisovans in Asia during the Pleistocene, deepening our grasp of human evolution.