[Innovative]

Interesting article

GGG ping.

[Red Badger]

So that’s where the Abominable Snowman tales come from!................

[blam]

I read a couple days ago that DNA analysis has indicated that there were three distinct populations of Denesovians. The Pacific Islanders are one, East Asians are two and Siberians and American Indians are the third.

All Denesovians but from different populations.

The Pacific Islanders are the oldest, East Asians next then Siberians and American Indians last at about 15,000 years.(Yup, they're saying Denesovians may have been around as recent as 15k years ago)

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Did Ivan T. Sanderson know about this?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Interesting photo from NATGEO showing where we all fit in, if someone can post it:

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/151116-denisovan-human-anthropology-ancient-dna/#/denisovan-family-tree-990x700.jpg

[imardmd1]

There were three branches: Shem, Ham, Japheth. Someone has finally found the last one of them. < /s >

[Kid Shelleen]

Fascinating article; Thanks for the post

[COBOL2Java]

Meet Denny, the ancient mixed-heritage mystery girl

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One suggestion is that the cave represents a border outpost for both species, one that was situated at the very eastern edge of the range of the Neanderthals, who were primarily a European species, and at the very western tip of the homelands of the Denisovans, who were an eastern species. Occasionally members from both groups would have reached the cave at the same time – with amorous consequences.

It is an idea borne out by detailed studies of Denny’s Neanderthal mother. Her genes show a particularly close affinity with Neanderthals who lived in Croatia, suggesting that the immediate predecessors of Denny’s mother may have been part of a group who slowly migrated east from Europe towards Denisova – where she encountered Denny’s father at the outer edges of each other’s homelands.

[trisham]

Fascinating. Thank you.

[Little Ray]

Uh-oh.
They’re closing in on the vile Men of Leng.
Some things are better left undiscovered.

https://infogalactic.com/info/Men_of_Leng