Baishiya Karst Cave
High-altitude Tibetan Plateau cave that produced a Denisovan jawbone and sediment DNA, proving Denisovans lived at extreme elevation.
Dated events and their evidence
- 98,000 BCE mainstream
Oldest cave layer with recovered Denisovan sediment DNA, about 100,000 years old source - 43,000 BCE mainstream
Youngest cave layer with recovered Denisovan sediment DNA, about 45,000 years old source
Where
35.4481° N, 102.5714° E
Sources
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