# Penghu 1 mandible

> 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…

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**ART** 0CZKZNPA7NEP·Artifact · object

# Penghu 1 mandible

PhotographCC BY-SA 4.010-70 ka or 130-190 ka

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Penghu 1 mandible: photograph

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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

## Copies 3

**Dataset** Tsutaya et al. · ebi.ac.uk · 2025-04-09 · PRIDE public dataPrimary source: [PRIDE palaeoproteomic projects for Denisovan specimens (PXD058447, PXD063518, PXD073112, PXD054412, PXD047932)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CZKZ3W06WCX/pride-palaeoproteomic-projects-for-denisovan-specimens)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pride/archive/projects/PXD054412)

**Photograph** TaichungJohnny · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fossil_of_Mandible_of_Penghu_1.JPG)

**Photograph** TaichungJohnny · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Fossil_of_Mandible_of_Penghu_1.jpg)

## Where it was made

[Penghu Channel, Taiwan Strait](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CZKZ5TG1FKH/penghu-channel-taiwan-strait) · Seabed

## Sources 1

- [A male Denisovan mandible from Pleistocene Taiwan](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CZKZ0EM0VFC/a-male-denisovan-mandible-from-pleistocene-taiwan)_SRC_

## Cite it

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

**ART** 0CZKZNPA7NEP

Kind

Object

Held by

National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung

Dated

10-70 ka or 130-190 ka

Licence

CC BY-SA 4.0

Place

[Penghu Channel, Taiwan Strait](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CZKZ5TG1FKH/penghu-channel-taiwan-strait)

Part of

[Who were the Denisovans? The Harbin "Dragon Man" cranium](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity)

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