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ArticleNature2026

Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China.

Huiyun Rao, Song Xing, Qijun Ruan, Fan Bai, Yuhao Zhao, Zhongyou Wu, Siyuan Tang, E Andrew Bennett, Xiaotian Feng, Sungui Lin and 6 more

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Huiyun Rao *New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7901-8243
Song Xing *New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3069-4376
Qijun Ruan *Yunnan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Kunming, China.
Fan Bai *New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yuhao Zhao *Center for the Study of Chinese Archaeology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Zhongyou WuNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Siyuan TangNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
E Andrew BennettNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-0711
Xiaotian FengNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Sungui LinNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Qingfeng ShaoSchool of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2710-9511
Xiong YangNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-8187-1443
Zitao LiDeerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA, USA.
Kai ZhouNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Feng LiuNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Qiaomei FuNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. fuqiaomei@ivpp.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7141-0002

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

More than a decade of multidisciplinary research has identified a collection of cranial, facial and dental remains of Denisovans from across Asia, providing insight into their cranial capacity, appearance, diet and evolutionary history. However, our understanding of their spatiotemporal dispersal and morphological phenotype is limited by a conspicuous distribution gap in Southwest China and the scarcity of postcranial remains, in particular, the absence of long bones with diagnostic characteristics. To identify further hominin long bones, we morphologically screened more than 60,000 bone fragments from Bianfu Cave in Southwest China, of which 76 were selected for zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry and 17 for proteomic sequencing analysis. These analyses identified three hominin fossils, comprising two parietal bone fragments and one proximal radial fragment, from layers dated to approximately 167-134 thousand years ago

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