Caves hide many things.  Be it shards of glass, arrowheads… or bones.  It’s to whom these bones might have belonged to which often leads us on a path to great discoveries… and forgotten ‘cousins’.

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Works Cited

  • Alex, Bridget. “The Denisovans: New Finds Are Illuminating the Mysterious Ancient Humans.” Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2019, www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-denisovans-new-finds-are-illuminating-the-mysterious-ancient-humans.
  • “Denisovan DNA Reveals Human Roots.” The Scientist Magazine®, www.the-scientist.com/the-nutshell/denisovan-dna-reveals-human-roots-34477.
  • GibbonsMay, Ann, et al. “First Fossil Jaw of Denisovans Finally Puts a Face on Elusive Human Relatives.” Science, 1 May 2019, www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/first-fossil-jaw-denisovans-finally-puts-face-elusive-human-relatives.
  • “Girl Had a Denisovan Dad and Neanderthal Mom.” The Scientist Magazine®, www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/girl-had-a-denisovan-dad-and-neanderthal-mom-64674.
  • Scharping, Nathaniel. “Denisovan Research Reveals That Early Humans Were More Complex Than We Thought.” Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2019, www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/denisovan-research-reveals-the-early-humans-were-more-complex-than-we.

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