Denisova Cave finger bone
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The Denisova Cave finger bone is a fossilized hominin phalanx discovered in Siberia whose DNA revealed the existence of the distinct archaic human group known as the Denisovans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Denisova Cave finger bone canonical | 1 |
| Denisovan teeth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11456972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Denisova Cave finger bone Context triple: [Denisovans, genomeSequencedFrom, Denisova Cave finger bone]
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A.
Cheddar Man skeleton
The Cheddar Man skeleton is the Mesolithic remains of one of Britain's oldest known complete human skeletons, discovered in Gough's Cave and central to research on early Britons' ancestry and appearance.
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B.
Turkana Boy fossil
The Turkana Boy fossil is an exceptionally well-preserved nearly complete skeleton of a Homo erectus (or Homo ergaster) youth from about 1.6 million years ago that has provided crucial insights into early human growth and anatomy.
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C.
Homo naledi
Homo naledi is an extinct species of small-brained hominin from South Africa, notable for its mix of primitive and modern anatomical features and its possible deliberate mortuary behavior.
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Hohlenstein-Stadel cave
Hohlenstein-Stadel cave is a prehistoric cave in the Swabian Jura of Germany, best known as the discovery site of the Ice Age ivory figurine known as the Lion-man.
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E.
Hohle Fels
Hohle Fels is a famous Paleolithic cave in southwestern Germany known for yielding some of the world’s oldest examples of figurative art and musical instruments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Denisova Cave finger bone Target entity description: The Denisova Cave finger bone is a fossilized hominin phalanx discovered in Siberia whose DNA revealed the existence of the distinct archaic human group known as the Denisovans.
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A.
Cheddar Man skeleton
The Cheddar Man skeleton is the Mesolithic remains of one of Britain's oldest known complete human skeletons, discovered in Gough's Cave and central to research on early Britons' ancestry and appearance.
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B.
Turkana Boy fossil
The Turkana Boy fossil is an exceptionally well-preserved nearly complete skeleton of a Homo erectus (or Homo ergaster) youth from about 1.6 million years ago that has provided crucial insights into early human growth and anatomy.
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C.
Homo naledi
Homo naledi is an extinct species of small-brained hominin from South Africa, notable for its mix of primitive and modern anatomical features and its possible deliberate mortuary behavior.
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D.
Hohlenstein-Stadel cave
Hohlenstein-Stadel cave is a prehistoric cave in the Swabian Jura of Germany, best known as the discovery site of the Ice Age ivory figurine known as the Lion-man.
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E.
Hohle Fels
Hohle Fels is a famous Paleolithic cave in southwestern Germany known for yielding some of the world’s oldest examples of figurative art and musical instruments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fossilized hominin phalanx
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paleogenetic specimen ⓘ |
| anatomicalPart | distal phalanx of a finger ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Denisovans
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Upper Pleistocene ⓘ |
| belongsToTaxon | Homo (archaic human) ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Denisova 3 ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Neanderthal fossils
ⓘ
anatomically modern human fossils ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
identification of Denisovan admixture in East Asians
ⓘ
identification of Denisovan admixture in Melanesians ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| datingMethod |
radiocarbon dating
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stratigraphic analysis ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Denisova Cave ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Russian archaeologists ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| estimatedAge | approximately 40,000 years old ⓘ |
| estimatedAgeRange | about 30,000–50,000 years old ⓘ |
| foundInLayer | Paleolithic layer of Denisova Cave ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | Altai Krai ⓘ |
| geneticAnalysisBy | Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology ⓘ |
| genomeSequencedBy | Svante Pääbo ⓘ |
| housedAt | Russian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| individualAgeAtDeath | juvenile ⓘ |
| ledToDiscoveryOf | Denisovans ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altai Mountains
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Siberia ⓘ |
| mtDNAClade | distinct from Neanderthals and modern humans ⓘ |
| nuclearDNAClade | sister group to Neanderthals ⓘ |
| preservationQuality | exceptional DNA preservation ⓘ |
| publication | Nature paper describing Denisovan genome ⓘ |
| relatedFind |
Denisova Cave molar teeth
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linked to:
Denisova Cave
Denisova Cave toe bone ⓘ |
| researchField |
human evolutionary genetics
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paleoanthropology ⓘ paleogenomics ⓘ |
| revealed |
Denisovan–Neanderthal divergence
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distinct archaic human lineage ⓘ genetic contribution to modern humans in Asia and Oceania ⓘ |
| sexOfIndividual | female ⓘ |
| significance |
first physical evidence of Denisovans
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key specimen in human evolution research ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ancient DNA sequencing
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mitochondrial DNA sequencing ⓘ nuclear genome sequencing ⓘ |
| yielded | high-coverage archaic human genome ⓘ |
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Subject: Denisova Cave finger bone Description of subject: The Denisova Cave finger bone is a fossilized hominin phalanx discovered in Siberia whose DNA revealed the existence of the distinct archaic human group known as the Denisovans.
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linked to: Denisova Cave finger bone