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Archaeologists have unearthed a rock shelter in Tajikistan that may have served as a meeting point for Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern humans over a staggering 130,000 years. Located along the Zeravshan River, the site, named Soii Havzak, offers a unique glimpse into the interactions of these ancient human species during the Stone Age.

Papua New Guineans have unique genes that helped them fight off infection, and some of those genes come from our extinct human cousins, the Denisovans. The research also found that highlanders and lowlanders evolved different mutations to help them adapt to their wildly different environments.