Scientists Unearthed a Dozen Denisovan Fossils

Back in the 1990s, geologists dated a "late Homo erectus" site known as Ngandong, on the Solo River in Java Indonesia, to around 27,000 years ago. This young date sent shockwaves through the paleontological community. However, a follow-up study re-dated the "late Homo erectus" site to around 120,000 years, still young but not that young.

Now, a ground-breaking new study has dated two other "late Homo erectus" sites at Trinil and Sambungmacan on Java to between 40,000 and 70,000 years, a shocking story which has not been widely discussed! These young dates suggest that these were not "late Homo erectus" at all, but likely represent the elusive southern Branch of the Denisovans!

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