Jawbone found in a Tibetan cave expands the known territory of ancient Denisovans
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 22:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Nearly 40 years after it was found by a monk in a Chinese cave, a fossilized chunk of jawbone has been revealed as coming from a mysterious relative of the Neanderthals. Until now, the only known remains of these Denisovans were a few scraps of bone and teeth recovered in a cave in Siberia. DNA...