Claim
As of the 2026 report, Bianfu Cave was described as a Denisovan locality second only to Denisova Cave in Siberia by abundance of known Denisovan remains, based on the specimens identified in this study; the reported Denisovan occupation extended to approximately 167–134 ka.
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Assessment
Supported
Main unresolved issue: 3 counted evidence items have no independence review; repeats of one origin may be counted as several coverage:35fc0c04-5061-8b55-a01e-679da05c3cb6
Not yet independently audited.Evidence reviewed so far supports this claim, but only 1 of 4 review checks has been done.
Why?
Strongest counted support: The study reports Denisovan occupation at approximately 167–134 thousand years ago. weight 2.000000 evidence
Review gaps: qualifiers reviewed, opposing search done, independence reviewed
What would most change this: One independent, direct measurement that contradicts this claim would move it from Supported to Supported.
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Evidence for
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From Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China Read 2026-09-29 Relevance DIRECT Steps 0 Counted
Directly supports the report-qualified abundance comparison.
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From Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China Read 2026-09-29 Relevance DIRECT Steps 0 Counted
Supports the specimen basis of the comparison.
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From Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China Read 2026-09-29 Relevance DIRECT Steps 0 Counted
Directly supports the reported occupation date range.
Evidence against
None.
Qualifications
None.
Suppressed as dependent
None.
Inferences
Concluded from
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Used as a premise in
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Threads
None. Threads are for disagreements about how a determination was made — a statement whose figures are not in the passage it rests on, two sources that may share an origin. Something about the world belongs in the evidence above.
Claim edges
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| a05c3cb6 | NARROWS | ac612c72 |
Review checklist
Review checks: 1 of 4
| Check | Done | By |
|---|---|---|
| qualifiers reviewed | no | |
| opposing search done | no | |
| independence reviewed | no | |
| primary source reviewed | yes | 42e2e0f7, 94b2ab84, 5a027d80 |
Summary
Supported. The main support is: The study reports Denisovan occupation at approximately 167–134 thousand years ago. f78fd108
A search for evidence in the opposing direction found something; see the counted evidence. 443ec755
Review checks: 1 of 4. coverage:35fc0c04-5061-8b55-a01e-679da05c3cb6
Contribution history
| seq | event | detail |
|---|---|---|
| 25559 | APPENDED | |
| 25560 | ACCEPT | AUTOMATIC_AFTER_VALIDATION |
| 25565 | TASK_RESULT | by 1efd24fe (accepted) |