# Reich 2010: Genetic history of an archaic hominin group from Denisova Cave in Siberia

> David Reich, Richard E. Green, Martin Kircher et al., 2010. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Defines Denisovans as a population and shows their…

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# Genetic history of an archaic hominin group from Denisova Cave in Siberia

David Reich, Richard E. Green, Martin Kircher et al., 2010. _Nature 468: 1053-1060_.

The nuclear genome of the Denisova finger bone shows a sister group of Neanderthals, named Denisovans, who contributed about 4-6% of the genomes of present-day Melanesians.

**Who were the Denisovans? The Harbin "Dragon Man" cranium** Articledoi: **[10.1038/nature09710](https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09710)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Defines Denisovans as a population and shows their legacy in living people.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Keep "Denisovans" as an informal population label without a species name.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/answers/ANS0CZKZGJ86Q05/keep-denisovans-as-an-informal-population-label-without-a)

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[The nuclear genome defines the Denisovans](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/events/EVT0CZKZ88M15AM/the-nuclear-genome-defines-the-denisovans)

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

The mystery article

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[Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/denisovan-identity/organisations/ORG0CZKZ7H62J0J/max-planck-institute-for-evolutionary-anthropology)

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[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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Reich, D., Green, R. E., Kircher, M., Krause, J., Patterson, N., Durand, E. Y., Viola, B., & Briggs, A. W. (2010). Genetic history of an archaic hominin group from Denisova Cave in Siberia. Nature 468: 1053-1060. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09710
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