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Received — 9 September 2026 ⏭

Denisovans from southwestern China and their subsistence strategies

✇Nature
By: Qijun Ruan · Hao Li · Song Xing · Keliang Zhao · Jianhui Liu · Clément Zanolli · Luc Doyon · Davide Delpiano · Marco Peresani · Francesco d’Errico · Fabrice Demeter · Jean-Jacques Hublin · Peiyuan Xiao · Yuqing Wang · Zhenxiu Jia · Qingjiang Yang · Qiaomei Fu · Qiyahui Sun · Yuhao Zhao · Sungui Lin · Anchuan Fan · Youping Wang · Qingfeng Shao · Bo Li · Fahu Chen
9 September 2026 at 01:00

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10997-4

Evidence from Bianfu Cave shows specialized hunting, expedient stone-tool production and extensive bone use of Denisovans, providing new insights into their ecology, behaviour and cultural legacy in eastern Asia.

Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China

✇Nature
By: Huiyun Rao · Song Xing · Qijun Ruan · Fan Bai · Yuhao Zhao · Zhongyou Wu · Siyuan Tang · E. Andrew Bennett · Xiaotian Feng · Sungui Lin · Qingfeng Shao · Xiong Yang · Zitao Li · Kai Zhou · Feng Liu · Qiaomei Fu
9 September 2026 at 01:00

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10976-9

Identification and proteomic analysis of bone fragments and teeth from an excavation in Southwest China provide insight into the evolution and phenotype of Denisovans and fill a geographical gap in their documented distribution.
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