The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs ...

A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque ...

Exciting new research reveals a fascinating connection between the ancient Dragon Man skull, unearthed in China, and the ...

Learn about a new study that confirms the 146,000-year-old Harbin skull belonged to a member of the Denisovan lineage.

A skull from China has been identified as Denisovan using molecular evidence – so ancient humans once known solely from their ...

Palaeontologists used ancient molecules to identify a cranium found near Harbin in northeastern China as belonging to the ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.

The Harbin skull (left) and the Dali skull (right).

In the summer of 2021, a team of five Chinese researchers stirred up some controversy by suggesting that an unusual skull ...

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

Hidden for 80+ years, the Harbin skull has finally been identified as Denisovan using DNA and protein analysis.

The Harbin skull confirms Denisovan ancestry and expands their known range using protein and DNA analysis from dental calculus. What did Denisovans look like, despite their known genetic contributions ...