Denisova Cave
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Denisova Cave is an archaeological site in Siberia’s Altai Mountains renowned for yielding fossils and DNA that revealed the existence of the archaic human group known as Denisovans.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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cave ⓘ paleontological site ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Denisov Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Middle Paleolithic
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Upper Paleolithic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Denisovans
NERFINISHED
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Homo sapiens NERFINISHED ⓘ Neanderthals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Chagyrskaya cultural layer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| discovered |
Denisovan finger bone
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Denisovan teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Denisovan toe bone ⓘ Denisovan-Neanderthal hybrid fossil ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 1970s ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| hasDatingMethod |
optically stimulated luminescence dating
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radiocarbon dating ⓘ uranium-series dating ⓘ |
| hasEntranceElevation | about 700 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
bone tools
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long-term human occupation ⓘ ornament production ⓘ stone tool production ⓘ |
| hasRoom |
East Gallery
NERFINISHED
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Main Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ South Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | Pleistocene deposits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Denisovan remains
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Neanderthal remains ⓘ Paleolithic artifacts ⓘ ancient human DNA ⓘ discovery of Denisovans ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altai Krai
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Altai Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia ⓘ Siberia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Denis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Anui River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Altai-Sayan archaeological region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInstitution | Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantDiscovery | genetic identification of Denisovans ⓘ |
| significantDiscoveryYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| yieldedAncientDNA |
Denisovan DNA
NERFINISHED
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Neanderthal DNA ⓘ modern human DNA ⓘ |
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