Denisova Cave

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:cave
gptkbp:contains gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:Denisova_3_(finger_bone)
stone tools
animal remains
pendants
Denisova 11 (hybrid fossil)
Middle Paleolithic artifacts
Upper Paleolithic artifacts
bone needle
gptkbp:culturalLayers gptkb:Middle_Paleolithic
gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic
gptkb:Initial_Upper_Paleolithic
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1977
gptkbp:elevation ~700 meters above sea level
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Russian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Anatoly_Derevianko
gptkb:Michael_Shunkov
1977
gptkbp:excavationDepth up to 6 meters
gptkbp:fossil phalanx
long bone fragment
molar tooth
gptkbp:fossilDiscoveryYear 2008
gptkbp:hasResearchCenter gptkb:Institute_of_Archaeology_and_Ethnography,_Novosibirsk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Denisova Cave
gptkbp:latitude 51.3967° N
gptkbp:layer Paleolithic to Medieval
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Altai_Mountains
gptkb:Siberia
gptkbp:longitude 84.6683° E
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Denis_(hermit_monk)
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Barnaul
gptkb:Chernyi_Anui
gptkbp:notableFor Neanderthal fossils
Denisovan fossils
Homo sapiens fossils
gptkbp:region gptkb:Soloneshensky_District
gptkbp:researchFindings ancient DNA extraction
evidence of multiple hominin species
hybridization between Neanderthals and Denisovans
gptkbp:significance evidence of interbreeding between archaic humans
genetic studies of ancient humans
oldest known jewelry in Siberia
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Golden_Mountains_of_Altai
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkb:Denisovans
gptkb:Neanderthals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4