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Sophie Berdugo

Prehistoric Jomon people in Japan had 'little to no' DNA from the mysterious Denisovans, study finds

Denisovan cranium with jaw bone missing.

The Jomon people living in prehistoric Japan had "little to no" Denisovan DNA, suggesting their ancestors may not have been in contact with this now-extinct group of Eurasian humans, a new study reports.

The finding was part of an investigation into hundreds of ancient and modern genomes to determine when and where modern humans (Homo sapiens) mated with our mysterious Denisovan cousins.

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