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Rao et al. · Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China ↗Rao et al. Evidence notes and linked records Published paper. Protein assignments are not full genomes and do not identify every fossil or occupation in the wider 190–70-thousand-year sequence. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10976-9 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Bianfu extends the Denisovan evidence record · Discovery Bianfu extends the Denisovan evidence record · Research Denisovans · Species Report September 2026 in review · Period Review 2026: the year so far · Period Review The 2020s so far: closer to people and places · Period Review	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	Nature	2026-09-09	6 records	2026-10-09
Reich et al. · Genetic history of an archaic hominin group from Denisova Cave in Siberia ↗Reich et al. Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09710 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Denisovans · Species Report The 2010s: a more connected human story · Period Review	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	Not recorded	2010-12-22	2 records	2026-10-09
Research update · 10.1002/ar.70100 ↗Authors not recorded Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.70100 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Homo habilis · Species Report	ArchivePeer review: Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	1 record	Not recorded
Research update · 10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.040 ↗Authors not recorded Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.040 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Denisovans · Species Report	ArchivePeer review: Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	1 record	Not recorded
Research update · 10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103841 ↗Authors not recorded Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103841 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Middle Pleistocene Homo · Species Report	ArchivePeer review: Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	1 record	Not recorded
Research update · 10.1038/s41467-024-50649-7 ↗Authors not recorded Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50649-7 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Homo floresiensis · Species Report	ArchivePeer review: Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	1 record	Not recorded
Research update · 10.1038/s41586-025-09390-4 ↗Authors not recorded Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09390-4 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Australopithecus afarensis · Species Report	ArchivePeer review: Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	1 record	Not recorded
Research update · 10.1038/s41586-025-09811-4 ↗Authors not recorded Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09811-4 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Homo sapiens · Species Report	ArchivePeer review: Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	1 record	Not recorded
Research update · 10.1126/sciadv.adv0130 ↗Authors not recorded Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv0130 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Sahelanthropus tchadensis · Species Report	ArchivePeer review: Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	1 record	Not recorded
Research update · 10.1126/sciadv.adv0752 ↗Authors not recorded Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv0752 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Homo erectus · Species Report	ArchivePeer review: Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	1 record	Not recorded
Research update · 10.1126/science.ads3888 ↗Authors not recorded Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads3888 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Denisovans · Species Report	ArchivePeer review: Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	1 record	Not recorded
Research update · 10.1126/science.adu9677 ↗Authors not recorded Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adu9677 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Denisovans · Species Report	ArchivePeer review: Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	1 record	Not recorded
Richter et al. · The age of the hominin fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco, and the origins of the Middle Stone Age ↗Richter et al. Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22335 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. The 2010s: a more connected human story · Period Review	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	Not recorded	2017-06-07	1 record	2026-10-09
Rizal et al. · Last appearance of Homo erectus at Ngandong, Java, 117,000–108,000 years ago ↗Rizal et al. Evidence notes and linked records Published online in December 2019; 2020 journal volume. Modeled bone-bed ages constrain the site's late erectus occurrence, not a precisely dated global extinction. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1863-2 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Homo erectus · Species 2019: changing the map and timeline · Period Review The 2010s: a more connected human story · Period Review	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	Nature	2019-12-18	3 records	2026-10-09
Ruan et al. · Denisovans from southwestern China and their subsistence strategies ↗Ruan et al. Evidence notes and linked records Published paper. Attribution across the roughly 190–70 ka sequence is inferred; molecularly identified fossils occupy a narrower interval. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10997-4 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Bianfu connects Denisovans with forest resource use · Research Denisovans · Species Report September 2026 in review · Period Review 2026: the year so far · Period Review The 2020s so far: closer to people and places · Period Review	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	Nature	2026-09-09	5 records	2026-10-09
Science special issue ↗Authors not recorded Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1175802 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Ardipithecus ramidus · Species Report	ArchivePeer review: Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	1 record	Not recorded
Skov et al. · Genetic insights into the social organization of Neanderthals ↗Skov et al. Evidence notes and linked records Ancient genomes from Chagyrskaya and Okladnikov caves support close biological relationships within a small community context. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05283-y Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Neanderthals · Species The 2020s so far: closer to people and places · Period Review	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	Nature	2022-10-19	2 records	2026-10-09
Slon et al. · The genome of the offspring of a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father ↗Slon et al. Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0455-x Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. The 2010s: a more connected human story · Period Review	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	Not recorded	2018-08-22	1 record	2026-10-09
Smithsonian species evidence ↗Authors not recorded Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Sahelanthropus tchadensis · Species Report Ardipithecus ramidus · Species Report Australopithecus afarensis · Species Report Paranthropus boisei · Species Report Homo habilis · Species Report Homo erectus · Species Report Homo naledi · Species Report Homo neanderthalensis · Species Report Homo floresiensis · Species Report Homo sapiens · Species Report	ArchivePeer review: Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	10 records	Not recorded
Sommer et al. · Testing the limits of archaeological datasets: Neanderthal behavior during the MIS 6–MIS 5e glacial cycle indicates cultural flexibility ↗Sommer et al. Evidence notes and linked records Journal pre-proof. Regional averages and uneven preservation can hide local changes; continuity alone does not prove a particular adaptation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qeh.2026.100117 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Continuity can conceal Neanderthal flexibility · Research Homo neanderthalensis · Species Report September 2026 in review · Period Review	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	Quaternary Environments and Humans	2026-09-12	3 records	2026-10-09
Song et al. · A wooden brazier and ritual plant burning in early Iron Age Xinjiang, China ↗Song et al. Evidence notes and linked records Accepted manuscript. One vessel does not establish regional practice, inhaled dose or intoxication. Ritual function is inferred from context. https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-026-02984-9 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. A Xinjiang brazier preserves burned plant residues · Discovery A Xinjiang brazier preserves burned plant residues · Research October 2026 so far · Period Review	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	npj Heritage Science	2026-10-03	3 records	2026-10-09
The initial pathways of broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) into Europe based on AMS dates and stable carbon isotope data ↗Karanikola et al. Evidence notes and linked records Published paper. Earliest sampled evidence is not necessarily the first cultivation; incomplete coverage limits precise routes and timing. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-70250-w Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Direct grain dates refine millet’s route into Europe · Discovery Direct grain dates refine millet’s route into Europe · Research	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	Scientific Reports	2026-09-04	2 records	2026-10-09
The Origin of The Acheulean: The 1.7 Million-Year-Old Site of FLK West ↗Diez-Martín et al. Evidence notes and linked records Early Acheulean large cutting tools occur with evidence of faunal exploitation at Olduvai Gorge. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep17839 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Homo erectus · Species	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	Scientific Reports	2015	1 record	2026-08-13
The proteome of Middle Pleistocene Xujiayao and common Denisovan morphology ↗Xing et al. Evidence notes and linked records Published paper. Affinities proposed for Dali, Jinniushan and Hualongdong rely on morphology, not new molecular identifications. Relationships within the Denisovan lineage remain unresolved. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-11132-z Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Ancient proteins identify Xujiayao fossils as Denisovan. · Discovery Ancient proteins identify Xujiayao fossils as Denisovan. · Research Denisovans · Species Report	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	Nature	2026-10-21	3 records	2026-10-21
Xia et al. · Middle and Late Pleistocene Denisovan subsistence at Baishiya Karst Cave ↗Xia et al. Evidence notes and linked records Cited in the linked WAWL report. Publication details and peer-review status have not been fully recorded. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07612-9 Link status: Not Checked. A registered link is not a verification of every claim. Denisovans · Species Report denisova and baishiya occupation traditions · Cultural World The 2020s so far: closer to people and places · Period Review	Primary ResearchPeer review: Yes	Not recorded	2024-07-03	3 records	2026-10-09

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