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Xiahe mandible: document

ObjectpublisherFound by a monk in 1980; at least 160 ka (U-series on carbonate)Copy of Xiahe mandible
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Description, CT reconstruction and the dentine proteome that identified it as Denisovan.

Chen et al., 1980. publisher

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DocumentChen et al. · doi.org · 2019-05-01 · publisherPrimary source: A late Middle Pleistocene Denisovan mandible from the Tibetan Plateau2 steps from the original

Where it was made

LanzhouTianshuiXiningBaojiLinxiaLongxiPingliang1Baishiya Karst Cave200 kmLanzhouTianshuiXiningWuwei1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Xiahe mandible: document [Copy CPY0CZKZPNJ74NQ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CZKZPNJ74NQ
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