%0 Journal Article %A Villalba-Mouco, Vanessa %A Sümer, Arev Pelin %+ Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society %T Unmasking the Denisovans : %G eng %U https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0011-8AAF-D %R 10.1016/j.cell.2025.06.043 %7 2025-07-25 %D 2025 %8 25.07.2025 %* Review method: peer-reviewed %X The Harbin cranium, linked to Denisovans via mitochondrial DNA, broadens their known range and provides the first insights into Denisovan morphology. This discovery highlights the potential of biomolecular analysis from nontraditional sources, enhancing understanding of archaic human evolution in Asia and filling gaps in the scarce Denisovan fossil record. © 2025 Elsevier Inc. %K ancient DNA; mitochondrial DNA; Homo denisovan; human; Middle Pleistocene; Note; paleogenetics; paleogenomics; sediment; tooth calculus %J Cell %V 188 %N 15 %& 3917 %P 3917 - 3918 %@ 00928674