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This is what the mysterious Denisovans looked like
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This is what the mysterious Denisovans looked like

So, researchers have identified 20 fossil fragments from Xujiayao in northern China as Denisovan remains, using ancient proteins. The fossils are at least 130,000 years old and reveal a distinctive face with a low, sloping forehead, a heavy brow ridge, rectangular eye sockets and flat cheeks. The findings offer a clearer picture of Denisovans, who were first identified through DNA from a finger bone found in Siberia. Researchers say the discovery also adds to evidence that Denisovans were widespread and diverse across Asia.
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