'Million-year-old' fossil skulls from China are far older-and not Denisovans

'Million-year-old' fossil skulls from China are far older-and not Denisovans

• Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren’t ancestors of Denisovans after all; they’re actually the oldest knownHomo erectusfossils in eastern Asia. • A recent study has r

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 268 words
'Million-year-old' fossil skulls from China are far older-and not Denisovans

'Million-year-old' fossil skulls from China are far older-and not Denisovans

• Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren’t ancestors of Denisovans after all; they’re actually the oldest knownHomo erectusfossils in eastern Asia. • A recent study has r

Consumer Tech · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 343 words