{"id":1972,"date":"2026-09-12T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-09-12-bianfu-denisovan-cave-en\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T04:30:00","slug":"2026-09-12-bianfu-denisovan-cave-en","status":"publish","type":"briefing","link":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-09-12-bianfu-denisovan-cave-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Teeth and an arm bone reveal a 100,000-year Denisovan record in Yunnan"},"content":{"rendered":"

2026-09-12 13:30 KST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ancient proteins from teeth, skull fragments and an arm bone in Bianfu Cave, Yunnan, link the fossils to Denisovans. Fossils date to about 167,000\u2013134,000 years ago, while cultural layers span roughly 190,000\u201370,000 years ago.<\/p>\n

The long range records repeated use, not continuous residence by the same community. Fossils do not directly identify every end of the cultural sequence.<\/p>\n

Identification<\/h2>\n

Researchers screened bone collagen, then compared protein sequences from two teeth and three bones. All carried a Denisovan diagnostic marker.<\/p>\n

Food and tools<\/h2>\n

About 1,400 stone artefacts and more than 64,000 mammal bones were recovered. Cut and impact marks indicate hunting and processing medium-to-large deer and bovids.<\/p>\n

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Technology<\/h2>\n

Quickly made local-stone flakes and widespread use of unmodified bone may reflect efficient use of available materials, not low ability.<\/p>\n

New anatomy<\/h2>\n

The finds include the only known Denisovan radius fragment. Without a complete skeleton, body size and movement remain uncertain.<\/p>\n

Next evidence<\/h2>\n

Ancient DNA and more long bones are needed, especially in Yunnan\u2019s transition zone between East and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n

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Ancient proteins link five Bianfu Cave fossils to Denisovans; cultural layers span about 190,000\u201370,000 years ago. This does not prove uninterrupted occupation by one group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-1972","briefing","type-briefing","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/briefing\/1972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/briefing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/briefing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}