The Denisovans – A New Type of Human Discovered by Genetics
Clip: Episode 3 | 1m 25s
Discover the ancient humans living across Asia when Homo sapiens arrived.
On First Peoples: Asia, geneticist Svante Paabo uncovers a new branch of the human family tree; the Denisovans. Named after the Siberian cave where the single finger bone was found, these early humans were previously undiscovered.
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The Denisovans – A New Type of Human Discovered by Genetics
Clip: Episode 3 | 1m 25s
On First Peoples: Asia, geneticist Svante Paabo uncovers a new branch of the human family tree; the Denisovans. Named after the Siberian cave where the single finger bone was found, these early humans were previously undiscovered.
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