Denisovan-associated sites and archaic admixture in Siberia and Southeast Asia (c. 200–30 ka)

1. Denisovans leave earliest genetic traces at Denisova Cave

   Jan 1, 25000 BCELabels: Denisova Cave, Denisovans

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   • Smithsonian

2. Denisovan bones securely dated to about 200 ka

   Jan 1, 20000 BCELabels: Denisova Cave, Denisovan fossils

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   • UCL

3. Neanderthals enter the Denisova Cave record

   Jan 1, 17000 BCELabels: Denisova Cave, Neanderthals

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   • Smithsonian

4. Denisovans inhabit high-altitude Tibet by 160 ka

   Jan 1, 16000 BCELabels: Baishiya Karst, Xiahe mandible

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   • Xiahe

5. Denisovans reach mainland Southeast Asia (Laos)

   Jan 1, 13100 BCELabels: Tam Ngu, Laos

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   • SciRep

6. A first-generation Neanderthal–Denisovan child is born

   Jan 1, 9000 BCELabels: Denisova 11, Neanderthal Denisovan

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7. Homo sapiens appears in Denisova Cave layers

   Jan 1, 4500 BCELabels: Denisova Cave, Homo sapiens

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   • Nature

8. Baishiya Cave evidence shows long Denisovan presence to ~30 ka

   Jan 1, 3000 BCELabels: Baishiya Karst, Denisovans

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   • SciNews

9. Denisovans persist mainly as genetic legacy in Asia-Pacific

   Jan 1, 3000 BCELabels: Denisovan ancestry, Asia-Pacific

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   • Smithsonian

10. Denisovan finger-bone genome defines a new group

    Dec 23, 2010Labels: Denisova finger, Denisovans

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    • Britannica

11. Denisovan-derived EPAS1 helps Tibetan high-altitude adaptation

    Jul 2, 2014Labels: EPAS1 gene, Tibetans

    • Nature
    • Xiahe

12. Modern humans in Oceania retain substantial Denisovan ancestry

    Mar 24, 2016Labels: Oceania populations, Denisovan ancestry

    • Nature
    • Nature2010