DNA evidence indicates that a skull unearthed in Harbin, China, belonged to a DenisovanHebei GEO University One of the biggest mysteries in human evolution has just been solved. In 2010, a groundbreaking genetic analysis revealed that east Asia was once home to a previously unknown group of enigmatic ancient humans. We knew them as the Denisovans, but until very recently, we had no idea what they looked like. That has now changed thanks to a 146,000-year-old skull unearthed in Harbin, China, in ...