Scientists Were Studying This Ancient DNA When They Discovered A Girl Whose Parents Were Two Different Species

A Mysterious Hominin

After then, Slon, a paleogeneticist, received the bone. For her own investigation into this mysterious hominin, she also started analyzing DNA from the fragment. Although no one expected her to find so much, she did in the end.

A Mysterious Hominin

A 13-Year-Old Female

When the bone was first examined, it appeared to be normal. It is thought to have come from a 13-year-old female, and it is only one inch in length. The Denisovans occupied this area of the Altai Mountains roughly 90,000 years ago, at which point she is believed to have perished.

A 13-Year-Old Female