# Both the proteome and the calculus mtDNA are endogenous and Denisovan.

> Most likely: Both the proteome and the calculus mtDNA are endogenous and Denisovan.

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# Both the proteome and the calculus mtDNA are endogenous and Denisovan.

Both the proteome and the calculus mtDNA are endogenous and Denisovan.

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## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Proteins show deamidation and damage patterns of ancient endogenous proteins.
- The mtDNA shows ancient-DNA damage and is not from a contaminating modern or animal source.
- The two tests agree.

## What would rule it out

- Evidence that the calculus mtDNA came from another individual or that the Denisovan variants are artefacts of low coverage.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[The proteome is the best preserved from any hominin, from the bone itself.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/evidence/EVD0CZKZEBY1H0H/the-proteome-is-the-best-preserved-from-any-hominin-from-the)

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[The two independent tests point to the same lineage.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/evidence/EVD0CZKZEKR0ZN8/the-two-independent-tests-point-to-the-same-lineage)

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## The questions it answers

[Is the molecular identification of the Harbin cranium sound?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/questions/QST0CZKZAYJ3G7F/is-the-molecular-identification-of-the-harbin-cranium-sound)

Part of [Which fossils are Denisovans, and so what did Denisovans look like?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/questions/QST0CZKZAPR2WHJ/which-fossils-are-denisovans-and-so-what-did-denisovans-look)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Both the proteome and the calculus mtDNA are endogenous and Denisovan. [Answer ANS0CZKZE447AXH]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CZKZE447AXH
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