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Could Neanderthals, Denisovans and other human species blend seamlessly into the modern world ?
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A fossilized skull discovered in the 1930s has now been identified as that of an elusive, ancient species of human.
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The unexpected find represents the first ever evidence of Denisovans outside of Denisova Cave in Siberia.
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The find is helping to improve our understanding of this obscure member of the hominin family tree.
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Scientists have identified the first known example of first-generation interbreeding between two extinct hominins.
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Two partial human skulls unearthed in central China could belong to an unknown archaic human species.
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Hints of an unknown species of human have been found in the DNA of the modern day Melanesian people.
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Tibetans are believed to have obtained their resilience to high altitudes from the Denisovan people.