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The Dragon Man Mystery: A Denisovan Skull’s 80-Year Secret

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…

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Unveiling the “Dragon Man”: Ancient Protein Analysis Reveals the First Near-Complete Denisovan Skull

Unveiling the “Dragon Man”: Ancient Protein Analysis Reveals the First Near-Complete Denisovan Skull

Unveiling the “Dragon Man”: Ancient Protein Analysis Reveals the First Near-Complete Denisovan Skull The enigmatic Denisovans, an archaic human group known primarily from genetic fragments, have finally yielded a clearer picture of their physical form. A groundbreaking study published in Cell and Science reveals the identification of a near-complete cranium, nicknamed “Dragon Man,” as belonging to this elusive hominin species. This discovery marks the first time a nearly complete Denisovan skull has been definitively linked to the group, ending years…

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Resolving the “Dragon Man”: Protein Analysis Confirms Harbin Skull as Denisovan

Resolving the “Dragon Man”: Protein Analysis Confirms Harbin Skull as Denisovan

Resolving the “Dragon Man”: Protein Analysis Confirms Harbin Skull as Denisovan The enigmatic Harbin skull, initially classified as Homo longi (“Dragon Man”) in 2021, has been definitively identified as a Denisovan through a recent protein analysis. This groundbreaking research, published in Science, resolves a significant controversy surrounding the classification of this remarkably well-preserved 146,000-year-old fossil discovered in Harbin, China. Initial attempts to extract ancient DNA from the skull proved unsuccessful. However, the resilience of ancient proteins yielded significant results. Researchers…

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