New dates narrow down when Denisovans and Neandertals crossed paths
The extinct hominids periodically occupied the same Siberian cave starting 200,000 years ago
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DENISOVAN DESIGNS Bone points and pierced animal teeth dating to around 45,000 years ago from southern Siberia may have been made by enigmatic hominids called Denisovans, researchers say.
K. Douka