Human Evolution

A Nature study extracts 11 proteins from six Homo erectus teeth found in China, revealing a shared amino acid variant with Denisovans now present in some Southeast Asian and Oceanian populations.

Genome-wide analysis of 11,000-year-old remains from the Donghulin site near Beijing has identified a deeply divergent northern East Asian lineage with no match in any previously studied population, offering new evidence that cultural continuity does not guarantee genetic continuity.