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Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China

Nature Ancient Proteomics Huiyun Rao, Song Xing, Qijun Ruan, Fan Bai, Yuhao Zhao, Zhongyou Wu, Siyuan Tang, E. Andrew Bennett, Xiaotian Feng, Sungui Lin, Qingfeng Shao, Xiong Yang, Zitao Li, Kai Zhou, Feng Liu, Qiaomei Fu 2026-09-09

TL;DR - Proteomic analysis of excavated bone fragments and teeth identified multiple Denisovan remains in Southwest China. The findings expand the documented geographic distribution of Denisovans and offer evidence about their evolution and phenotype.

Ancient protein analysis enabled identification of otherwise fragmentary remains.
The studied material includes both bone fragments and teeth from a Southwest China excavation.
The discoveries fill a geographic gap in the known Denisovan record.
Further details or specific proteomic results are not provided in the excerpt.

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