The Significance of Denisova Cave in Paleolithic Culture

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  • Civan Ekmekçi Department of Paleoanthropology, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas,Turkey

Abstract

The first discovery of Denisovans in 2008, a partial finger bone, provided scant evidence of their skeletal characteristics. Subsequent deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analyses, however, offered a wealth of information on this hominin population. The DNA sequencing demonstrated that Denisovans coexisted with other hominins such as Neanderthals or Homo Sapiens in the Middle Pleistocene.

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2025-04-24

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Civan Ekmekçi. (2025). The Significance of Denisova Cave in Paleolithic Culture. Anthropology , 8(1), 14–15. Retrieved from https://openventio.us/index.php/Anthropology/article/view/1766

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Volume 8 Issue 1 2025

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