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# Who Were The Denisovans?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/eons-podcast/episode/who-were-the-denisovans-cn7wwz/
- Published: 2025-07-02T17:15:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T13:47:07.000Z
- Description: A discovery in a cave in the Altai Mountains reveals a mysterious branch of the human family tree.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Eons Podcast, Season 1, Episode 9, #ZZZ_Episode_6bef830f-2056-40f4-9106-103181fcec7b, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_3d857d51-0fcd-4b60-a363-2b4c557edac9, #v1.16

The Denisovans are a human relative discovered just over a decade ago. The DNA from the very small number of fossils found suggest they were around as long as the Neanderthals. Yet anthropologists have gathered way more evidence for Neanderthals. Where are the Denisovans hiding?