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MysteriesWho were the Denisovans? The Harbin "Dragon Man" craniumArtifactsXujiayao hominin assemblage (20 cranial, mandibular and dental fossils; proteome specimens PA1490 and PA1497)
ART0CZKZNY46HZ7·Artifact · object

Xujiayao hominin assemblage (20 cranial, mandibular and dental fossils; proteome specimens PA1490 and PA1497)

ObjectPRIDE public dataExcavated 1976-1979; about 199-138 ka
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Xing et al., 1976. PRIDE public data

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DatasetXing et al. · ebi.ac.uk · 2026-08-26 · PRIDE public dataPrimary source: PRIDE palaeoproteomic projects for Denisovan specimens (PXD058447, PXD063518, PXD073112, PXD054412, PXD047932)2 steps from the original

Where it was made

BeijingTianjinBaotouTangshanHohhotBaodingZhangjiakou1Xujiayao200 kmBeijingTianjinShijiazhuangBaotou1200 km
Xujiayao, Nihewan Basin · Open-air site

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Xujiayao hominin assemblage (20 cranial, mandibular and dental fossils; proteome specimens PA1490 and PA1497) [Artifact ART0CZKZNY46HZ7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CZKZNY46HZ7
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