Denisova Cave
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Denisova Cave is an archaeological site in Siberia’s Altai Mountains renowned for yielding fossils and DNA that revealed the existence of the archaic human group known as Denisovans.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Denisova Cave canonical | 3 |
| Denisov Cave | 1 |
| Denisova Cave molar teeth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11456944 — 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 Context triple: [Denisovans, discoveredAt, Denisova Cave]
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A.
Vogelherd Cave
Vogelherd Cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in Germany renowned for its exceptionally early and finely crafted Ice Age ivory figurines.
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B.
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.
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C.
Vindija Cave
Vindija Cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in northern Croatia renowned for its well-preserved Neanderthal remains that were crucial for sequencing the Neanderthal genome.
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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.
Franchthi Cave
Franchthi Cave is a major prehistoric archaeological site in Greece that preserves one of the longest continuous records of human occupation in the Aegean, from the Paleolithic through the Neolithic periods.
- 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 Target entity description: Denisova Cave is an archaeological site in Siberia’s Altai Mountains renowned for yielding fossils and DNA that revealed the existence of the archaic human group known as Denisovans.
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A.
Vogelherd Cave
Vogelherd Cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in Germany renowned for its exceptionally early and finely crafted Ice Age ivory figurines.
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B.
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.
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C.
Vindija Cave
Vindija Cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in northern Croatia renowned for its well-preserved Neanderthal remains that were crucial for sequencing the Neanderthal genome.
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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.
Franchthi Cave
Franchthi Cave is a major prehistoric archaeological site in Greece that preserves one of the longest continuous records of human occupation in the Aegean, from the Paleolithic through the Neolithic periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
cave ⓘ paleontological site ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Denisov Cave
ⓘ
linked to:
Denisova Cave
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| archaeologicalCulture |
Middle Paleolithic
ⓘ
Upper Paleolithic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Denisovans
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Homo sapiens ⓘ Neanderthals ⓘ |
| contains | Chagyrskaya cultural layer ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| discovered |
Denisovan finger bone
ⓘ
Denisovan teeth ⓘ
linked to:
Denisova Cave finger bone
Denisovan toe bone ⓘ Denisovan-Neanderthal hybrid fossil ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 1970s ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| hasDatingMethod |
optically stimulated luminescence dating
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radiocarbon dating ⓘ uranium-series dating ⓘ |
| hasEntranceElevation | about 700 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
bone tools
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long-term human occupation ⓘ ornament production ⓘ stone tool production ⓘ |
| hasRoom |
East Gallery
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Main Gallery ⓘ South Gallery ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | Pleistocene deposits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Denisovan remains
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Neanderthal remains ⓘ Paleolithic artifacts ⓘ ancient human DNA ⓘ discovery of Denisovans ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altai Krai
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Altai Mountains ⓘ Russia ⓘ Siberia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Denis ⓘ |
| near | Anui River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Altai-Sayan archaeological region
ⓘ
linked to:
Altai-Sayan ecoregion
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| researchInstitution | Russian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| significantDiscovery | genetic identification of Denisovans ⓘ |
| significantDiscoveryYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| yieldedAncientDNA |
Denisovan DNA
ⓘ
linked to:
Denisovans
Neanderthal DNA ⓘ modern human DNA ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Denisova Cave Description of subject: Denisova Cave is an archaeological site in Siberia’s Altai Mountains renowned for yielding fossils and DNA that revealed the existence of the archaic human group known as Denisovans.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Denisova Cave
linked to: Denisova Cave