Africa Links 24 with Ewen Callaway
Published on 2024-07-05 07:36:35
When life got tough, the Denisovans got tougher.
The enigmatic ancient humans hunted birds, rodents, even hyenas, helping them to thrive high on the Tibetan plateau for well over 100 000 years.
Those conclusions emerge from a study of thousands of mostly tiny animal bones that provide an insight into life at Baishiya Karst Cave in China – only the second archaeological site known to host Denisovans, after the Siberian cave that gave the group its name.
Denisovans are a sister…
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