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An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday.

The fossil expands the Denisovan's known range by thousands of kilometres and provides new insights into how this species ...

The discovery of archaic human jawbone shatters assumptions about the geographic limits of the Denisova hominin.

An ancient human jawbone dredged from the bottom of the Taiwan Strait has been confirmed as a Denisovan fossil, proving that ...

Ten years ago, fishermen in Taiwan dredged a jawbone from the seafloor. Now, scientists say it belonged to a Denisovan man.

An analysis of a jawbone found off the Taiwanese coast reveals it belonged to a Denisovan, a mysterious human species that ...

The third confirmed location of extinct hominins known as Denisovans shows these human cousins adapted to an impressive range ...

An expanding geographic range for these close Neandertal relatives leaves Denisovans' evolutionary status uncertain.