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Denisovans Hunted Deer and Made Bone Tools for 120,000 Years in China: Nature Papers

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Denisovan fossils found at Bianfu Cave in Yunnan, China -- seven specimens and 1,300 tools spanning 120,000 years -- are the richest single-site Denisovan find ever. Two Nature studies confirm the identification using ancient protein analysis, revealing the diet, tools, and territory of a people whose DNA survives in millions of living Southeast Asians.

First report: Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China — nature.com, 6d