{
  "id": 6622967,
  "title": "Denisovans Once Roamed Southwest China, New Fossils Reveal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/denisovans-once-roamed-southwest-china-new-fossils-reveal",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T19:01:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sci.News",
    "slug": "sci-news",
    "url": "https://www.sci.news/othersciences/anthropology/bianfu-cave-denisovans-15057.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Paleoanthropologists have identified Denisovan fossils in a cave in China's Yunnan province. The discovery extends the known range of this human relative and provides new insights into their physical characteristics and culture.\n\nThe fossils, which include forearm bones, were found in Bianfu Cave, along with stone tools and hundreds of animal bones. According to Live Science, the cave was used by Denisovans for over 100,000 years, from 190,000 to 70,000 years ago.\n\nFive human fossils dating to between 134,000 and 167,000 years ago confirm that the people who used the cave were Denisovans. The findings, published in the journal Nature, reveal that Denisovans thrived in a forested environment where they hunted and ate large game animals.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}