Penghu 1 mandible

Penghu 1 mandible: photograph

A robust jaw with teeth dredged from the Penghu Channel by fishing trawlers and sold to a collector, who gave it to the museum. Holder from the Penghu literature; confirm against Tsutaya et al. 2025.

TaichungJohnny. CC BY-SA 4.0

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DatasetTsutaya et al. · ebi.ac.uk · 2025-04-09 · PRIDE public dataPrimary source: PRIDE palaeoproteomic projects for Denisovan specimens (PXD058447, PXD063518, PXD073112, PXD054412, PXD047932)2 steps from the original

Where it's published

PhotographTaichungJohnny · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

Where it's published

PhotographTaichungJohnny · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

Where it's published

Where it was made

Penghu Channel, Taiwan Strait · Seabed

Sources 1

A male Denisovan mandible from Pleistocene TaiwanSRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Penghu 1 mandible [Artifact ART0CZKZNPA7NEP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CZKZNPA7NEP

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  title     = {Penghu 1 mandible},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key ART0CZKZNPA7NEP},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CZKZNPA7NEP}
}