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Illustration

Emma Groeneveld
by Демин Алексей Барнаул
published on 05 September 2017
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Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains in Siberia, Russia. It is well known for human occupation stretching back as far as 280,000 years ago and shows signs of occupation by Neanderthals, Homo sapiens and Denisovans. All currently known Denisovan fossils were found in this cave.

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Барнаул, Ð. Ð. (2017, September 05). Denisova Cave. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7242/denisova-cave/

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Барнаул, Демин Алексей. "Denisova Cave." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 05, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7242/denisova-cave/.

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Барнаул, Демин Алексей. "Denisova Cave." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 05 Sep 2017. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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