But in 2010, Max Planck researchers discovered that one finger bone held different genes from an unknown human lineage. Over the past decade, scientists have discovered more Denisovan teeth and bone fragments, including a chunk of a skull. Today, people in East Asia, Australia, the Pacific islands and the Americas all carry some Denisovan DNA. The spread of Denisovan DNA in living humans strongly suggested that they may have lived throughout East and Southeast Asia. Eventually, she located the cave in Tibet where the jaw had been discovered.

Source: New York Times May 01, 2019 17:00 UTC