{"product_id":"the-secret-world-of-denisovans-the-epic-story-of-the-ancient-cousins-to-sapiens-and-neanderthals-9798893030709","title":"The Secret World of Denisovans: The Epic Story of the Ancient Cousins to Sapiens and Neanderthals","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn December 2010, scientists discovered a fragment of a finger bone in an isolated cave in Siberia. To their surprise, the bone contained neither \u003cem\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/em\u003e nor Neanderthal DNA. The DNA came from a previously unknown species of hominids--the Denisovans--who shared a common ancestor with both Neanderthals and \u003cem\u003eHomo sapiens.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis discovery reshaped everything we thought we knew about the \"out of Africa\" theory. Scientists initially believed that \u003cem\u003eHomo erectus\u003c\/em\u003e inhabited much of Asia, but looking at Denisovan fossils and the genealogy of native populations in the Philippines reveals that the Denisovans made up a vast population, occupying much of East Asia and Oceania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut who were the Denisovans? How did they live? What did they look like? Paleoanthropologist Silvana Condemi and science journalist François Savatier tell the Denisovans' story in \u003cem\u003eThe Secret World of Denisovans\u003c\/em\u003e. Leading us through the excavation of Denisova cave, the sequencing of the Denisovan genome, and recent research on Denisovan fossils, Condemi and Savatier uncover how the Denisovans migrated to Asia, who they interacted with along the way, and why traces of Denisovan DNA can be found in modern-day humans. By studying the story of the Denisovans, we can better understand how humans evolved and populated the globe--and how we are more closely related to our prehistoric ancestors than we might think.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893030709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"Silvana Condemi, Fran\u0026#195;\u0026#167;ois Savatier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51258283458741,"sku":"9798893030709","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_85913117-2046-4fe9-9d0f-ae75e3f5ecd4.jpg?v=1750814704","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-secret-world-of-denisovans-the-epic-story-of-the-ancient-cousins-to-sapiens-and-neanderthals-9798893030709","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}