The Dragon Man Mystery: A Denisovan Skull’s 80-Year Secret
The Dragon Man Mystery: A Denisovan Skull’s 80-Year Secret Hey friend, remember all that buzz about the “Dragon Man,” Homo longi? Turns out, that incredibly well-preserved skull, initially thought to represent a new human species, is actually a Denisovan! And the story of how we finally figured this out is pretty wild. This ancient skull, discovered in Harbin, China, in the 1930s, was secretly stashed away for decades to protect it from the Japanese occupation. Imagine keeping a potentially groundbreaking…