'Dragon Man' Skull Reveals New Insights into Ancient Human Species
TL;DR
A 146,000-year-old skull, nicknamed the 'Dragon Man,' initially thought to be a new species, has been identified as belonging to the Denisovans through advanced DNA and protein analysis, providing the first complete Denisovan skull and offering new insights into human evolution.
- Meet the ‘Dragon Man’ Skull: It Finally Solves the Mystery of an Ancient Human Species The Daily Galaxy
- DNA Discovery Gives Mysterious Ancient Humans a Face The New York Times
- ‘Dragon Man’ DNA revelation puts a face to a mysterious group of ancient humans CNN
- This is the first ever confirmed skull of a Denisovan National Geographic
- 1930s 'Dragon Man' Finally Gives Elusive Ancient Human Species a Face ScienceAlert
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