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Denisovans may have interbred with mysterious group of ancient humans

We now have only the second high-quality genome from an ancient Denisovan human, which reveals there were more populations of this species than we thought

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Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch

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Ancient lead exposure may have influenced how our brains evolved

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Early hominin had human-like dexterity and gorilla strength

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Who were the first humans to reach the British Isles?

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An illustration of a scroll being unfurled by two hands, surrounded by Roman columns and wisps of smoke, with a Roman figure in a toga at the centre

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We’re finally reading the secrets of Herculaneum’s lost library

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: Ludovic Slimak, discoverer of Thorin showing the Thorin maxillar. Photography Laure Metz

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A compelling book about the end of the Neanderthals is a rare treat

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Does this sculpted head show an ancient hunter-gatherer's hairstyle?

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Illustration of a teenage girl who is the offspring of a Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) mother and Denisovan (Homo sapiens denisova) father. A bone fragment with this hybrid ancestry was found in the Denisova Cave in Russia. The bone belonged to a female who was at least 13 years old and died around 90,000 years ago. It was known from genetic analysis of other fossils that the two species had interbred, but this is the first first-generation offspring of such a pairing to be found.

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Understanding the Denisovans means understanding ourselves

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A skull unearthed in Harbin, China, turns out to belong to a Denisovan

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An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution

An ancient skull has finally shown us what the Denisovans looked like. Now it turns out they, not Neanderthals, might be our closest relatives, redrawing our family tree and transforming the hunt for Ancestor X

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Exploring humanity's ancient origins in fantastic new BBC documentary

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Why a mysterious group of ancient humans doesn’t have a species name

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Ancient tools on Sulawesi may be clue to origins of 'hobbit' hominins

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Ancient Siberian ice mummy is covered in 'really special' tattoos

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