A rare human jawbone pulled from the seabed near Taiwan has been identified as belonging to a Denisovan—an extinct hominin group that once lived across Asia. The finding sheds new light on the distant ...

An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday. Relatively little is known about Denisovans ...

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Scientists have identified an ancient jawbone found in Taiwan as belonging to the enigmatic Denisovans, an extinct group of early human ancestors. This discovery broadens the geographical ...

This illustration provided by researchers in April 2025 depicts a Denisovan male in Taiwan in the Pleistocene era about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. (Cheng-Han Sun via AP) (Cheng-Han Sun ...

Scientists have discovered that an ancient jawbone found in Taiwan belonged to Denisovans, a little-known extinct group closely related to Neanderthals and modern humans. The jawbone fragment ...

Fossil collector Kun-Yu Tsai was perusing antiques in 2008 when an unusual-looking jawbone caught his eye. Intrigued by the object, he purchased it and ultimately donated it to the National Museum ...

Photo of Penghu 1 show the (top) superior and (bottom) right lateral views. Credit: Y.K. and C.-H.C. / CC BY 4.0 A rare human jawbone pulled from the seabed near Taiwan has been identified as ...

(Cheng-Han Sun via AP) This photo provided by researchers in April 2025 shows the coast of Taiwan’s Penghu Islands at low tide in January 2024, and how the shallow sea extends out, near where a fossil ...

(AP) - An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday. Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an ...

The probable identification of the jawbone from Taiwan as Denisovan expands the region where scientists know these ancient people once lived, said Tsutaya. The partial jawbone was first recovered ...

(AP) - An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday. Relatively little is known about Denisovans ...