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Who were the Denisovans, archaic humans who lived in Asia and went extinct around 30,000 years ago?Who were the Denisovans, close human relatives who lived in Asia and mated with Homo sapiens?
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Ancient 'Dragon Man' skull from China isn't what we thought
Scientists have determined that a giant skull from an ancient human relative named the "Dragon Man" is actually Denisovan.
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Strange pits on 'hobbit' teeth and other archaic humans could reveal hidden links in our family treeSmall clusters of pits in tooth enamel may be traced back to a single evolutionary lineage millions of years ago.
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2.2 million-year-old teeth reveal secrets of human relatives found in a South African caveA cutting-edge technique for analyzing fossil tooth enamel is revealing remarkable new information about 2 million-year-old human relatives.
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Rare face tattoos on 800-year-old mystery mummy baffle archaeologistsAnalysis of a mummy kept for a century at the University of Turin in Italy has revealed rare face tattoos made with a special black ink.
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Humans reached southern South America by 14,500 years ago, genomes from 139 Indigenous groups revealA large-scale genome study shows that Indigenous peoples in the Americas split off several times, resulting in loss of important genetic diversity.
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Viking DNA helps reveal when HIV-fighting gene mutation emerged: 9,000 years ago near the Black SeaA study of more than 3,000 genomes has traced a gene mutation that confers HIV resistance to a person who lived near the Black Sea around 7000 B.C.
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Ancient Maya 'blood cave' discovered in Guatemala baffles archaeologistsArchaeologists working at the Cueva de Sangre site in Guatemala have discovered an unusual ancient Maya ritual.
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Secret of ancient Maya blue pigment revealed from cracks and clues on a dozen bowls from Chichén ItzáThe question of how the super-blue paint was made now has a second answer.
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