HOW TO USE WAWL · 01

Connect the fragments

Build an account from independently produced evidence across fossils, genomes and objects. Keep disagreements and missing evidence visible.

⛓Denisova finger boneAncient nuclear DNAXiahe mandible proteinsLiving introgressed DNA

EVIDENCE-BASED EXAMPLE

Denisovans: a lineage assembled across molecules, fragments and living genomes

⛓Connect the fragments

01Denisova finger bone

02Ancient nuclear DNA

03Xiahe mandible proteins

04Living introgressed DNA

FOLLOW THE REASONING

01 · Ancient DNA

A finger-bone fragment from Denisova Cave produced a distinct ancient genome.

direct or measured evidence

02 · Paleoproteomics

Proteins connected the Xiahe mandible to a Denisovan-related population without recoverable DNA.

supported connection

03 · Population genomics

Variants inherited by some living populations show that contact and gene flow occurred.

bounded interpretation

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WORKING RULE