Denisovans survived and thrived on the high-altitude Tibetan plateau for more than 100,000 years, according to a new study.
About Denisovans:
Denisovans are an extinct species of hominid and a close relative to modern humans.
They’re a recent addition to the human family tree—scientists first identified Denisovan remains from a cave in Siberia in 2010.
They lived across a wide range of areas and conditions, from the cold mountainsof Siberia and Tibet to the jungles of Southeast Asia during the last Ice Age.
Time Period: 500,000 to 30,000 years ago
DNA evidence suggests Denisovans are related to both Neanderthalsandmodern humans, and may have interbred with both.
Denisovans share a common ancestor with both modern humans and Neanderthals.
This common ancestor, called Homo heidelbergensis, most likely lived in Africa.
Denisovans may have had dark skin, dark hair and dark eyes.
The Denisovan genome appears to have low genetic diversity, which means their population may never have been very large.
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