The entrance to Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of Siberia, Russia, where the first evidence of the Denisovan hominin species was discovered in 2008.
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The entrance to Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of Siberia, Russia, where the first evidence of the Denisovan hominin species was discovered in 2008. This limestone cave at 700 meters elevation served as an intermittent shelter for Denisovans, Neanderthals, and modern humans over a span of at least 300,000 years, making it one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world.
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