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Chinese scientists reconstruct Denisovan faces from ancient fossils

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Chinese scientists have successfully reconstructed the facial features of Denisovans, an ancient human species previously known only through DNA and fossil fragments. The reconstruction was based on fossil remains discovered at the Xujiayao-Houjiayao Site in northern China's Nihewan Basin. This breakthrough confirms the Denisovan lineage of these fossils and provides a visual representation of a species that inhabited Siberia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. AI

RANK_REASON Research based on fossil evidence and scientific reconstruction. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Chinese scientists reconstruct Denisovan faces from ancient fossils

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Holly Chik ·

    Good to see you after all this time. Chinese scientists put a face to the Denisovans

    Chinese scientists have finally put a face to the Denisovans, a mysterious species of ancient humans who were previously known only through the evidence of their DNA and fossil fragments. The hominids were thought to have lived in parts of Siberia and East and Southeast Asia thou…

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