Squashed skulls found in China belong to first known East Asians
Science Magazine • 2/18/2026
Summary
Squashed skulls found in China belong to the first known East Asians. Revised dating of the Yunxian skulls pushes their age back 800,000 years and challenges the idea of Denisovan ancestry.
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