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The primary Nature study directly reports multiple Denisovan remains from Bianfu Cave and protein-based taxonomic identification despite unsuccessful DNA recovery. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:117ccfa3f83b584b726dd3f25913fcb7c10b50c3055246427389127bba2726b4

We identify five Denisovan remains from Bianfu Cave in Yunnan, China, including two parietal fragments, a proximal radius and two teeth. All five remains carry a Denisovan-specific COL1A2 variant, confirming their taxonomic assignment despite the failure to recover DNA.