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

Denisovans Are From Asia

For example, until roughly 40,000 years ago, Neanderthals roamed the Eurasian continent. Denisovans only inhabited in Asia, and some may have survived until 30,000 to 15,000 years ago. However, Homo antecessors lived far earlier – estimates place them in Western Europe between 1.2 million and 800,000 years ago.

Denisovans Are From Asia

The Remains Of Homo Antecessor

Paleoanthropologists discovered the remains of Homo antecessor during a dig in the Sierra de Atapuerca region of Spain. The team, which included José Mara Bermudez de Castro, Eudald Carbonell, and Juan Luis Arsuaga, excavated the Gran Dolina, a large cavern on-site.

The Remains Of Homo Antecessor