
denisovans8 min
The Harbin Skull: Putting a Face on the Denisovans
Ancient proteins and mitochondrial DNA from dental calculus identify the near-complete Harbin cranium from northeastern China as a Denisovan.
Methodology deep-dives, population spotlights, and engineering notes from the Ancestrify team — qpAdm modelling, ancient DNA panels, and how genetic ancestry analysis really works.
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Ancient proteins and mitochondrial DNA from dental calculus identify the near-complete Harbin cranium from northeastern China as a Denisovan.

Genomes from an 11,000-year-old site near Beijing reveal an unknown deep northern East Asian lineage and 2,000 years of change at one place.