The branch of the Archaic Homo sapiens that was regionally adapted to Siberia and the Tibetan Plateau are called Denisovans.
Who are Denisovans?
- Denisovans are very old hominins (tribe) which were present all over Asia during lower and middle Paleolith.
- These are now extinct species. Their evidence is obtained from physical remains and DNA available from fossils.
- According to fossil evidences, they are thought to have lived in Siberia, Tibet and Laos.
- These reached Tibetian Plateau and were well adapted to high altitude.
- According to DNA evidences, they had dark eyes, hairs, skin and Neanderthal like build and features.
- They are known to have interbred with modern humans and it is found that the Tibetians inherited high altitude gene from the Denisovans who were extinct soon after mating with the modern humans.
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