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Denisovan Life in Yunnan: Specialized Hunting and Simple Toolmaking Evidenced

Denisovan Life in Yunnan: Specialized Hunting and Simple Toolmaking Evidenced

A Nature study of Bianfu Cave in Yunnan, China, presents hominin fossils dated roughly 167,000–134,000 years ago and a cultural sequence spanning about 190,000–70,000 years, attributed to Denisovans. Findings indicate specialized hunting, expedient stone-tool production, and extensive use of unmodified bone, offering new insight into Denisovan ecology and behavior in eastern Asia.

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Denisovans from southwestern China and their subsistence strategies

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