Radiometric Date (BP)
76,200 - 51,600 BP
Lithic Industry
Middle / IUP
Anatomical Marker
Distal 5th Phalanx
Genomic Coverage
30x (High-Coverage)
Ancient Genomic Admixture
100% Denisovan
Denisovan: 100%
Neanderthal: 0%
Modern Human: 0%
Modern Oceanian (Papuan/Aboriginal Australian) genomes carry ~4-6% Denisovan introgressed DNA.
Discovered in 2008 in Layer 11 of the East Chamber. DNA sequencing by the Max Planck Institute revealed a previously unknown archaic sister group to Neanderthals, revolutionizing hominin phylogeny.