Jawbone reveals enigmatic early hominins beat modern humans to China

The history of humans in Asia may have to be rewritten. A fossilized jawbone discovered on the Tibetan Plateau has been found to belong to a Denisovan, an enigmatic early human species closely related to Neanderthals. Its age suggests that Denisovans were the first hominins to occupy the area, long before the arrival of modern humans.

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Category: Science

Tags:

• China
• Evolution
• Fossils
• Human
• Lanzhou University of Technology
• Max Planck Institute

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2DHrFR2