Stratigraphic Profile & Chronometer
East Chamber • 5.2m Sequence
300 kyr BP
20 kyr BP
90,000 BP
Marine Isotope Stage: MIS 5c Interglacial
Dominant sedaDNA: Neanderthal + Denisovan
Denisovan Occupation
Neanderthal Occupation
F1 Hybrid (Denny)
Homo sapiens / IUP
Specimen Inspection & Ancient Genomics
Select fossil to evaluate sequence
Diagnostic Diagnostic Proof & Result
Selected Fossil:Denisova 11 (Denny)
Stratum & Chamber:Layer 11 (East Chamber)
Stratum Depth:4.2 m
Radiometric Age:90,000 - 118,000 BP
Maternal Lineage:Neanderthal (Vindija-related)
Paternal Lineage:Denisovan (Altai lineage)
F1 Hybrid Status:CONFIRMED (50% / 50%)
Climate Paleoproxy:MIS 5c Interglacial
Denisova 11 directly proves first-generation interbreeding between archaic hominin groups in the cave.
Archaic Introgression Flow
Tracing legacy Denisovan/Neanderthal genetic transfer into living human populations: