Science· 2017Q1

Neandertal and Denisovan DNA from Pleistocene sediments

Viviane Slon, Charlotte Hopfe, Clemens L. Weiß, Fabrizio Mafessoni et al.

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Cave sediments can reveal hominin presence, with Neandertal DNA detected in eight layers across four Eurasian sites and Denisovan DNA found in a Middle Pleistocene layer in Denisova Cave, even where no fossils were found.

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Field: Anthropology

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