A Denisovan Descendant in Wallacea
Monday, October 25, 2021
Genetic analysis of a 7,200-year-old skeleton from Wallacea, South Sulawesi, contained 1.7 to 2.7 percent Denisovan DNA. It is the oldest evidence of a descendent of a cousin to Homo sapiens discovered in Indonesia.
AKIN Duli’s conviction turned out to be right. As leader of the excavation team which was conducting archeological research in cooperation between Hasanuddin University, Makassar; the Sourth Sulawesi Archeology Center; and University of Science Malaysia (USM), he had the authority to select the digging site. “I chose a location where it was rather difficult to stand up because it was right under a rock overhang. I chose that spot base
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