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Denisova cave

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Siberian cave reveals secrets of its mysterious Denisovan inhabitants

Denisova cave in Siberia was home to an ancient group of humans – and now we get a glimpse of some of the beautiful artefacts they left behind

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Extinct 'Denisovan' people may have lived on Earth's highest plateau

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Extinct 'Denisovan' people may have lived on Earth's highest plateau

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A large haul of ancient tools from China

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Complex stone tools in China may re-write our species' ancient history

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Traces of mystery ancient humans found lurking in our genomes

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

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DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

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Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

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Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

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Excavations in the Denisova cave

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Child tooth is fourth fossil clue to mysterious Denisovan humans

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Ancient human skulls

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We may have mated with Neanderthals more than 219,000 years ago

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Meet our hybrid ancestors who kept extinct humans' DNA alive

Neanderthals, Denisovans and other extinct humans live on inside our cells – but what was life like for the hybrid humans who carried their genes?

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Oldest ever human genome sequence may rewrite human history

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Humans adapted to Arctic life 10,000 years earlier than thought

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Tool find hints Java Man and hobbit had early human neighbour

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New species of human may have shared our caves – and beds

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