Denisovans Roamed a Southwest China Cave for 100,000 Years, New Fossils and Tools Uncovered

Archaeologists in Yunnan, China, report Denisovans used the Bianfu Cave for roughly 190,000 to 70,000 years, with five fossils dated to 134,000–167,000 years ago, including two teeth and three bone fragments identified as Denisovan via ZooMS proteomics (the radius fragment is the only Denisovan radius found to date). The site yielded about 1,400 stone artifacts, hundreds of animal bones, and bone tools, indicating Denisovans hunted large game in a forested eastern Asia landscape and used bone tools, revealing new details about their biology and culture.