In 2010, researchers who had extracted DNA from an ancient finger bone revealed that it belonged to a previously unknown ...

A cave in China has yielded an unusually concentrated pairing of human remains and artifacts: seven fossils attributed to Denisovans lay near more than 1,300 tools. The finds at Bianfu Cave provide a ...

An ancient cave in southwestern China has revealed new evidence about how Denisovans—an ancient human relative—lived, ...

Learn how a small forearm fragment from a cave in China is helping researchers understand how our extinct relatives used ...

An analysis of ancient bones found in a Chinese cave offer glimpses of how Denisovans lived more than 130,000 years ago ...

A trove of bones, teeth, and more than 1,300 stone tools unearthed at Bianfu Cave offers a detailed look at how these extinct, elusive ancient humans hunted and survived.

Teeth and bone fragments unearthed in a cave in China, along with animal bones and stone tools, help paint a picture of Denisovan life.

What can Denisovan tools and 25,000-year-old teeth reveal? New discoveries uncover ancient hunting, toolmaking and psychoactive plant use.

A rare combination of tools and fossils found in a Chinese cave could help scientists learn more about our mysterious extinct ...

Scientists have discovered various Denisovan remains in Southwest China dating to the late Middle Pleistocene, including the first Denisovan radius—one of two long bones in the forearm.

A new study, which has not been peer reviewed, suggests Denisovans might have towered over their ancient hominin peers. Pexels Closely related to both modern humans and Neanderthals, the Denisovans ...