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Nature reports five Bianfu specimens assigned as Denisovan through proteomics, dated 167–134 ka; endogenous DNA recovery from three bone samples failed. ARCHAEOLOGICAL

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Source: Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:c6ef4be382331df890855c97e08abff6e200a87ab30636ac2b083de54fa52610

These analyses identified three hominin fossils ... from layers dated to approximately 167–134 thousand years ago. Subsequent proteomic analysis confirmed ... two hominin teeth ... as Denisovan. An attempt to recover endogenous ancient DNA from these three hominin samples failed.