March 7, 2017

Virtual reconstruction of the two skulls found in China (Image courtesy Xiujie Wu)

An article published in the journal “Science” describes the study of two incomplete skulls dated between 105,000 and 125,000 years discovered in the Henan province in eastern China. An international team examined the fragments found describing the mixed characteristics that put together those of various species of hominids. An intriguing hypothesis is that these are the mysterious Denisovans, of which very few bones were found. Unfortunately the attempt to recover DNA fragments failed.