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The Denisovans: The History of the Extinct Archaic Humans Who Spread Across Asia during the Paleolithic Era
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The study of paleoanthropology is the branch of anthropology that examines the development of humans and pre-humans, often called collectively hominins, through history. Although paleoanthropology is directly concerned with human history, it diverges from traditional historical studies in that historians use historical records as their primary sources to reconstruct history, while paleoanthropologists work with bones and other artifacts hominins left as their records. Historians deal with the last 5,000 years of human history, while paleoanthropologists go back more than four million years to when the first proto-humans walked the Earth. Although the subject of paleoanthropology covers a much longer chronology than historical studies, the study itself is actually fairly new. As soon as man discovered writing, he began engaging in historiography (historical writing and philosophy), but paleoanthropology only really began in the late 1800s. As archaeologists began finding bones in European caves of a human race that was very different than any race in the modern world, the study of paleoanthropology was born. The race of those early humans who were found in the European caves were later termed Neanderthals, and for quite some time they were believed to have been the race from which many modern humans were directly descended. Over time, the remains of more hominin races were discovered, leading many scholars to postulate a definite evolutionary line from proto-humans to modern humans, but at the same time it seemed more questions were raised. Many anthropologists began questioning if the Neanderthals were direct ancestors of modern humans, and now most believe that they were not, although scholars grant that they were closely related and many modern humans do indeed carry some Neanderthal genetics. This debate was unsettled until recently, when new scientific knowledge and methods were utilized to answer some of the most important questions pertaining to early human and pre-human development. Advances in genetic testing have allowed the field of paleoanthropology to make great leaps, one of the greatest was when the remains of five individuals discovered in a Siberian cave had their DNA sequenced in 2010. However, the results of the DNA testing dramatically changed the course of paleoanthropology once more when it was revealed that although the hominins from what is known as the Denisova Cave were closely related to Neanderthals, much more so than modern humans are related to Neanderthals, they represented a distinct species of humans. Scholars began examining this new hominin race – which became known as “Denisovans,” “Denisovan Man,” or Homo denisovan – for connections to the Neanderthals and modern humans. Although it has been less than 10 years since the Denisovans were truly discovered, much has been learned about them, particularly about their interactions with the Neanderthals and modern humans, their range, and their culture. It has been revealed that although the Denisovans were very similar to the Neanderthals in terms of genetics, phenotype, and material culture, the Denisovans possibly had a much wider range and left a bigger genetic imprint on modern human populations. The The History of the Extinct Archaic Humans Who Spread Across Asia during the Paleolithic Era looks at the evolution of these mysterious humans and examines the theories regarding their history. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Denisovans like never before.
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Published August 14, 2020
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February 24, 2026
2.5 stars
short review for busy readers:
Somewhat awkwardly written and repetitive (trying to make word count?), but nevertheless fairly informative about what scant information on these early hominids exist. The first half of the book traces the general development of life on earth until the hominids arrive. Only in the second half do the Denisovians appear.
in detail:
There are not enough remains for scientists to make any totally conclusive statements, but it is currently thought that Denisovians and Neanderthals were more closely related to each other than they were to homo sapiens, but all three are close enough to have lived near or with each other, mated and produced live births.
Short and stocky, but possibly lighter skinned than the Neanderthals, the Denisovians might fit our stereotypical view of what a "caveman" looked like far more than the Neanderthals. It's currently thought that roughly 1-6% of modern human DNA is Denisovian, or a Denisovian-Neanderthal mix.
Their name apparently comes from the cave in Siberia where most of the known remains were found by Soviet researchers. The publishing of the discovery to the international community did not happen until after the fall of the USSR, however.
Unfortunately, this volume is not quite up to the general standard of Charles River Editors, as it contains many repetitions, some grammar errors (not typos, errors) and is written in a slightly confused fashion. This could be due to the general lack of information on the topic, or a rush job.
short review for busy readers:
Somewhat awkwardly written and repetitive (trying to make word count?), but nevertheless fairly informative about what scant information on these early hominids exist. The first half of the book traces the general development of life on earth until the hominids arrive. Only in the second half do the Denisovians appear.
in detail:
There are not enough remains for scientists to make any totally conclusive statements, but it is currently thought that Denisovians and Neanderthals were more closely related to each other than they were to homo sapiens, but all three are close enough to have lived near or with each other, mated and produced live births.
Short and stocky, but possibly lighter skinned than the Neanderthals, the Denisovians might fit our stereotypical view of what a "caveman" looked like far more than the Neanderthals. It's currently thought that roughly 1-6% of modern human DNA is Denisovian, or a Denisovian-Neanderthal mix.
Their name apparently comes from the cave in Siberia where most of the known remains were found by Soviet researchers. The publishing of the discovery to the international community did not happen until after the fall of the USSR, however.
Unfortunately, this volume is not quite up to the general standard of Charles River Editors, as it contains many repetitions, some grammar errors (not typos, errors) and is written in a slightly confused fashion. This could be due to the general lack of information on the topic, or a rush job.
December 15, 2020
Interesting
The Denisovans by Charles River Editors explores the time of the Denisovans, Neanderthals, and humans . They all were together about the same time and all interbred. I wish 23andme had a test for how much Denisovans was in my ancestory like they do with Neanderthal!
The Denisovans by Charles River Editors explores the time of the Denisovans, Neanderthals, and humans . They all were together about the same time and all interbred. I wish 23andme had a test for how much Denisovans was in my ancestory like they do with Neanderthal!
August 11, 2021
I like to listen to a short audiobook nonfiction by Charles River Editors. I have yet to learn what it exactly stands for, don't think it's an author. Just like many of the others this is a very fast but condensed over view over a topic, this time the Denisovans. The topic is explained very well and easy to understand and it does gives a big want to learn more about the Denisovans even though I learned a lot from this to. Its something about early humans and different human spices that fascinate me to no end.
December 31, 2024
Sort of a micro version of Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. The book is a quick read that present facts and various evolutionary and paleo anthropological theories about a cousin to modern humans.
I don’t know that this book is particularly well written so much as I like the subject matter. I find it fascinating that at one point (for hundreds of thousands of years) multiple hominin races existed simultaneously on earth.
Mind blowing to consider other intelligent species with cultures lived for longer than all of modern human existence and went extinct and we have such limited knowledge of them.
I don’t know that this book is particularly well written so much as I like the subject matter. I find it fascinating that at one point (for hundreds of thousands of years) multiple hominin races existed simultaneously on earth.
Mind blowing to consider other intelligent species with cultures lived for longer than all of modern human existence and went extinct and we have such limited knowledge of them.
November 5, 2021
The battle of Adam v. Ape in search of where humans came from seems to have waned since Charles Darwin’s seismic theory of the Origin of Species, by which we have become distant relatives of primates, whether we like it or not. The role of Adam as the first man of Mankind is pitchforked to the first chapter of the Old Testament, not least the first human ancestor is now obdurately held to come from Africa, making Africans our universal ancestors. But how are we so sure about what we are as we are told to believe? What if Ad hominin, the modern humanoid, just came into existence as in the case of the Big Bang? How do you prove that the races of Caucasoid and Mongoloid originated in Africa, taking their present physical characteristics in such a short biological time, pace the evolutionary scale of time?
The theory that all humans come from Africa has become infallible in the 21st century. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, peoples of nations have begun to worship ideology politics under the pretext of rewriting history, which in reality means upending the contemporary status quo of all social and cultural systems, even if some of them intended to remain valid. Then, for example, how would they explain the existence of the Sentinelese, the most primitive and dangerous tribe living on North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean? If all non-black races came from Africa and changed to what they look like today, why do these uncivilized people preserve the most representative features of Negroid in the most shockingly prominent way?
Then scholars will retort with the theory that we all come from Homo Erectus that branched into humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans. The missing link between the root of Homo Erectus and the branches would solve the key to what exactly our direct ancestral medium was. Would it be just another kind of primate that looked closer to humans? On the other hand, some scholars believe that modern-day humans have more Denisovan DNA than Neanderthals. The latter migrated from Asia to Europe between the land bridge, just as ancient Asians crossed the Sea of Bering from Asia to North America, becoming Native Americans. Then a thesis of Africa as the cradle of Mankind requires a preponderance of onus to prove it a fact. As a matter of fact, Eurasian faces will exemplify how the ancestors of Europe would very much look like. The physical characteristics of East Asians attest to a hypothesis that the Neanderthals from the Asian continent migrated to Europe before prehistoric ears, breeding with what the population that had already existed there be it ever Denisovans or other tribes of Neanderthals.
My view on the evolutionist theory also includes Adam as the first man after prehistoric times, the dawn of civilization. Hesiod’s Golden Age is equivalent to the archeological Paleolithic age. Humans looked like us in the period described above and produced handy tools and weapons essential for developing civilizations. If we think that Adam’s progeny dispersed all over the world a myriad of times ago, then it makes sense why we look like what we do. The gist of my argument is that race is not something that can be altered by itself. Neither a climate change nor a duration of time can change racial characteristics in themselves. For this reason, I am more proponent of the Neandertals migrating to Europe. Those remaining in Asia retain the most original kind of appearance of the Neanderthals, questing the validity of Africans as Mankind’s ancestors.
The theory that all humans come from Africa has become infallible in the 21st century. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, peoples of nations have begun to worship ideology politics under the pretext of rewriting history, which in reality means upending the contemporary status quo of all social and cultural systems, even if some of them intended to remain valid. Then, for example, how would they explain the existence of the Sentinelese, the most primitive and dangerous tribe living on North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean? If all non-black races came from Africa and changed to what they look like today, why do these uncivilized people preserve the most representative features of Negroid in the most shockingly prominent way?
Then scholars will retort with the theory that we all come from Homo Erectus that branched into humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans. The missing link between the root of Homo Erectus and the branches would solve the key to what exactly our direct ancestral medium was. Would it be just another kind of primate that looked closer to humans? On the other hand, some scholars believe that modern-day humans have more Denisovan DNA than Neanderthals. The latter migrated from Asia to Europe between the land bridge, just as ancient Asians crossed the Sea of Bering from Asia to North America, becoming Native Americans. Then a thesis of Africa as the cradle of Mankind requires a preponderance of onus to prove it a fact. As a matter of fact, Eurasian faces will exemplify how the ancestors of Europe would very much look like. The physical characteristics of East Asians attest to a hypothesis that the Neanderthals from the Asian continent migrated to Europe before prehistoric ears, breeding with what the population that had already existed there be it ever Denisovans or other tribes of Neanderthals.
My view on the evolutionist theory also includes Adam as the first man after prehistoric times, the dawn of civilization. Hesiod’s Golden Age is equivalent to the archeological Paleolithic age. Humans looked like us in the period described above and produced handy tools and weapons essential for developing civilizations. If we think that Adam’s progeny dispersed all over the world a myriad of times ago, then it makes sense why we look like what we do. The gist of my argument is that race is not something that can be altered by itself. Neither a climate change nor a duration of time can change racial characteristics in themselves. For this reason, I am more proponent of the Neandertals migrating to Europe. Those remaining in Asia retain the most original kind of appearance of the Neanderthals, questing the validity of Africans as Mankind’s ancestors.
August 15, 2023
The remains in the Denisova cave (in central Russia) were discovered in 1970, but their significance was not understood until 2010; so all things Denisovan are relatively new. With only 8 (incomplete) examples of Denisovan skeletons, there is understandably much conjecture. It is thought that the Denisovans were mainly in Asia, and so the Denisova cave represents one of their most Westerly migrations. But perhaps future discoveries will change that perspective?
Matters are rendered more complex by the fact that Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens also used the Denisova cave, so there are very real questions about who is responsible for the artefacts in the cave. Those questions come to a head with some skilled and beautiful carvings which were found. Do they show levels of intelligence in the Denisovans, or are they Homo Sapiens products?
Much of the book tries to draw parallels from what is known about the Neanderthals, and that is useful and informative… up to a point. But if the Denisovans represent a truly new (sub) species of archaic human, then we also need to clarify how they differed. And that is where matters become much less clear.
There has been some very interesting DNA analysis, the results of which the book talks about. Some of the more interesting findings have come from Epigenetic analysis of markers on genes. By comparing them to features in Homo Sapiens and Neanderthal genetics, which have been correlated with physical characteristics, it has been possible to suggest conclusions about aspects of the physical features of the Denisovans. It is all very tentative, and there is a fascinating DNA detective story in the background of what the book reports. It would have been good to hear a little more about those background investigative reports, but understandably in a book of just 61 pages, that was not possible.
Overall, this is a clear and informative account of the very limited information which we currently possess about the Denisovans. It is a useful introduction, which should be accessible to readers from any background. However, readers need to bear in mind that Denisovan research is a relatively new field and so it is possible that new findings may occur, relatively quickly, and they could question some of what was thought to be the case when this book was published in 2020.
Matters are rendered more complex by the fact that Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens also used the Denisova cave, so there are very real questions about who is responsible for the artefacts in the cave. Those questions come to a head with some skilled and beautiful carvings which were found. Do they show levels of intelligence in the Denisovans, or are they Homo Sapiens products?
Much of the book tries to draw parallels from what is known about the Neanderthals, and that is useful and informative… up to a point. But if the Denisovans represent a truly new (sub) species of archaic human, then we also need to clarify how they differed. And that is where matters become much less clear.
There has been some very interesting DNA analysis, the results of which the book talks about. Some of the more interesting findings have come from Epigenetic analysis of markers on genes. By comparing them to features in Homo Sapiens and Neanderthal genetics, which have been correlated with physical characteristics, it has been possible to suggest conclusions about aspects of the physical features of the Denisovans. It is all very tentative, and there is a fascinating DNA detective story in the background of what the book reports. It would have been good to hear a little more about those background investigative reports, but understandably in a book of just 61 pages, that was not possible.
Overall, this is a clear and informative account of the very limited information which we currently possess about the Denisovans. It is a useful introduction, which should be accessible to readers from any background. However, readers need to bear in mind that Denisovan research is a relatively new field and so it is possible that new findings may occur, relatively quickly, and they could question some of what was thought to be the case when this book was published in 2020.
March 16, 2021
This book talks about something new to me: Paleoanthropology - the study of hominins. They are interested in the first proto-humans that walked the Earth. When archaeologists started finding bones in European caves that had humans very different from modern man, the study of paleoanthropology was born. At first, they thought the Neanderthals were the first humans, now they aren't so sure. DNA testing has been instrumental in helping this study grow rapidly.
Since the Denisovans (a group of human bones found in Siberia) and DNA-sequenced in 2010, there's only a bit of information available at present. However, I am excited to be in the know about an emerging field of study. I haven't been in a biology class in 50 years, so all of this seemed new to me. There are complaints from reviewers about the scarcity of facts. I see it differently. This is the latest-and-greatest info from a new field of study about humans. I found it to be absorbing.
The Neanderthals and the Denisovans are probably two distinct species of hominins. Scientists used to think that Neanderthals and Denisonavs were the direct ancestors of modern humans. Now, they know that both of these two groups evolutionarily went to a dead-end (they did not adapt and did not continue as a species). However, they did contribute DNA to modern humans; to the tune of about 4% of modern man's DNA.
The thought is that Neanderthals and Denisovans existed concurrently with modern humans for as much as 200,000 years. Modern humans emerged from Africa around 100,000 years ago, but they'd already split from Neanderthals and Denisovans long before that. Based on DNA, we know that Neanderthals and modern humans interbred, Denisovans and modern humans interbred, and Neanderthals and Denisovans interbred.
Since the Denisovans (a group of human bones found in Siberia) and DNA-sequenced in 2010, there's only a bit of information available at present. However, I am excited to be in the know about an emerging field of study. I haven't been in a biology class in 50 years, so all of this seemed new to me. There are complaints from reviewers about the scarcity of facts. I see it differently. This is the latest-and-greatest info from a new field of study about humans. I found it to be absorbing.
The Neanderthals and the Denisovans are probably two distinct species of hominins. Scientists used to think that Neanderthals and Denisonavs were the direct ancestors of modern humans. Now, they know that both of these two groups evolutionarily went to a dead-end (they did not adapt and did not continue as a species). However, they did contribute DNA to modern humans; to the tune of about 4% of modern man's DNA.
The thought is that Neanderthals and Denisovans existed concurrently with modern humans for as much as 200,000 years. Modern humans emerged from Africa around 100,000 years ago, but they'd already split from Neanderthals and Denisovans long before that. Based on DNA, we know that Neanderthals and modern humans interbred, Denisovans and modern humans interbred, and Neanderthals and Denisovans interbred.
March 30, 2021
This is an interesting although kind of technical book which basically examines various relatives of humans as we are now. It goes from the beginning on up through the Neanderthals and the Denisovans, going over where they lived, what they did and what kinds of interaction they had. It also points out that people today have a very small amount of Neanderthal genes in their body.
The book also points out that neither Neanderthals nor Denisovans are direct ancestors of today's humans, Homo sapiens (Man the wise.) Which raises the question do human beings have any actual direct ancestors? It's a question I wish the book would have examined.
We know who we aren't closely related to, at least, but it would still be nice to know who, if anyone, came directly before us.
The author does point out that it seems all three groups did run into each other once in a great while and it doesn't seem that any group wanted to wipe out the other groups so that's a plus, at least.
The book also points out that neither Neanderthals nor Denisovans are direct ancestors of today's humans, Homo sapiens (Man the wise.) Which raises the question do human beings have any actual direct ancestors? It's a question I wish the book would have examined.
We know who we aren't closely related to, at least, but it would still be nice to know who, if anyone, came directly before us.
The author does point out that it seems all three groups did run into each other once in a great while and it doesn't seem that any group wanted to wipe out the other groups so that's a plus, at least.
April 10, 2021
Charles River Editors _The Denisovans: The history of the Extinct Archaic Humans Who Spread Across Asia During the Paleolithic Era_ receives three stars from me. While the information was good, the focus of this should have been diving deeply into the Denisovans, which it fell short.
Granted, there is little known about this species (or subspecies) still this was to be a history of them, and it kind of was more about the Neanderthals. I felt at times there was a bit of repetition (Neanderthals and Denisovans interbred, ok I got it for the seventeenth time.)
Recommended: if you know nothing about human evolution, yes. if you are really wanting to know more about the Denisovans, maybe not.
Granted, there is little known about this species (or subspecies) still this was to be a history of them, and it kind of was more about the Neanderthals. I felt at times there was a bit of repetition (Neanderthals and Denisovans interbred, ok I got it for the seventeenth time.)
Recommended: if you know nothing about human evolution, yes. if you are really wanting to know more about the Denisovans, maybe not.
February 26, 2024
Excellent Effort by Charles River
I would never have thought The Denisovans was published by Charles River Editors had I not seen the the title page. This book goes into much greater detail than the typical books published by the Charles River Editors. Perhaps this is because so little is known about the Denisovans. Not only are the Denisovans adequately covered but the Neanderthal and modern humans are also covered well enough that their possible relationships with the Denisovans are discussed in a meaningful manner. If you have an interest in early mankind I believe you will find The Denisovans informative and offering a useful beginning.
I would never have thought The Denisovans was published by Charles River Editors had I not seen the the title page. This book goes into much greater detail than the typical books published by the Charles River Editors. Perhaps this is because so little is known about the Denisovans. Not only are the Denisovans adequately covered but the Neanderthal and modern humans are also covered well enough that their possible relationships with the Denisovans are discussed in a meaningful manner. If you have an interest in early mankind I believe you will find The Denisovans informative and offering a useful beginning.
February 28, 2026
Intriguing information
The time periods and dates take some absorbing. But this summary of information about a hominin that existed over wide areas contemporary (in part) with Neanderthals and modern humans, gives one pause—especially the fact that we modern humans carry percentages of Neanderthal and Denisovan in our DNA. Questions about archaic whites, Australian Aborigines, Indian Dravidians, etc., and about what we like to call human 'races', come to mind. I’m sure I won’t be alone in being stimulated to look for more information.
The time periods and dates take some absorbing. But this summary of information about a hominin that existed over wide areas contemporary (in part) with Neanderthals and modern humans, gives one pause—especially the fact that we modern humans carry percentages of Neanderthal and Denisovan in our DNA. Questions about archaic whites, Australian Aborigines, Indian Dravidians, etc., and about what we like to call human 'races', come to mind. I’m sure I won’t be alone in being stimulated to look for more information.
August 12, 2023
The history and evolution of prehistoric man.
The first quarter of the book was about the evolution of our most it prehistoric ansesters. Then it compares all the groups that where in Europe and Asia. A lot of assumptions where made with very little data (bone fragments of seven individuals ). Thats one finger bone a couple of teeth from different individuals, no more than a few small bits of bone from a few others.
The first quarter of the book was about the evolution of our most it prehistoric ansesters. Then it compares all the groups that where in Europe and Asia. A lot of assumptions where made with very little data (bone fragments of seven individuals ). Thats one finger bone a couple of teeth from different individuals, no more than a few small bits of bone from a few others.
March 30, 2022
I expected to learn something about the Denisovans, but instead it's about the history of mankind from it's beginning in a mud puddle to somewhere in the past. It's laced with academic jargon and technical lingo about other things. I got half way through the listen and found something else to do that was way more interesting...I took a nap. CRE, you failed! DNF.
November 6, 2025
A Different Species, Or A Sub-Species?
A strong summary of the current thinking and questions regarding a possibly different species of humans existing mainly in Asia. There is still much to learn; unfortunately there is very little hard evidence (remains) available to investigate.
A strong summary of the current thinking and questions regarding a possibly different species of humans existing mainly in Asia. There is still much to learn; unfortunately there is very little hard evidence (remains) available to investigate.
January 24, 2021
Describes Denisovan culture by relying too heavily on assumptions that they were like their contemporaries the Neanderthals or like modern aboriginal Australians.
Although heavily referenced, the ideas here seem too wispy and speculative based on the above assumptions to hold my interest.
Although heavily referenced, the ideas here seem too wispy and speculative based on the above assumptions to hold my interest.
April 18, 2021
Not much about Denisovans
I expected to learn more about the denisovans. But there is not a lot we know about them. This book talks more about Neanderthal and then assumes denisovans were the same. I did enjoy the book.
I expected to learn more about the denisovans. But there is not a lot we know about them. This book talks more about Neanderthal and then assumes denisovans were the same. I did enjoy the book.
September 20, 2021
The book is very short but VERY well written. It makes the complicated subject of Paleoanthropology easier to understand. It describes the unusual situation where we have very few actual artifacts but have enough knowledge to identify a new species through DNA information alone.
November 13, 2021
Short, non. Fiction. Research. Summary.
Short, non fiction. All information in one place. I found the book easier than trying to find information i thought I saved from
The internet. I used ebook.
Short, non fiction. All information in one place. I found the book easier than trying to find information i thought I saved from
The internet. I used ebook.
August 19, 2023
round in circles
This book just went round in circles talking about the same thing over and over again in a different context was a lot longer than 61 pages as well 3 page on a normal kindle book was about 1 page on this book and that really annoyed me for some reason
This book just went round in circles talking about the same thing over and over again in a different context was a lot longer than 61 pages as well 3 page on a normal kindle book was about 1 page on this book and that really annoyed me for some reason
May 23, 2024
Short, but appropriately so
A nice quick read, but given the few tiny bits of fossil we have to go on that seems appropriate. A pleasant read theorizing about the interactions between us, Neanderthals, and Denisovans.
A nice quick read, but given the few tiny bits of fossil we have to go on that seems appropriate. A pleasant read theorizing about the interactions between us, Neanderthals, and Denisovans.
August 2, 2025
A good intro for someone who doesn't know much about the subject, but I didn't feel like I got much new info. Also, maybe a narrator who didn't stumble on the pronunciations and actually knew how to consistently pronounce "Denisovans" would be great.
November 21, 2025
Archaic Humans
An interesting book on a species of humans discovered recently. A very good introduction on what is known and how they fit in with modern humans and other archaic humans.
An interesting book on a species of humans discovered recently. A very good introduction on what is known and how they fit in with modern humans and other archaic humans.
February 10, 2022
Good at quoting, but too many wrong conclusions...or wild assertions.
otherwise nice review.
otherwise nice review.
June 19, 2022
Good introduction in to who denisovians were and how we know about them.
September 22, 2022
Good summary, but too much information on other species. Not enough about the Denisovans.
September 15, 2023
The information is great, the quality of the text itself is terrible.
April 10, 2024
Enjoyed it and wish it was longer.
I’d love to read more stuff like this so if any of you see this and can recommend… please do
I’d love to read more stuff like this so if any of you see this and can recommend… please do
October 24, 2025
While there is, barely, enough fossil evidence to prove the denisovans existed, not much more is know about them. This short book covers the little we know about this species (or subspecies) of humans. It makes informed guesses about things we don’t know, and presents the guesses for what they are. THE DENISOVANS is written for non-expert like me. If you are interested in the background of our species and our relations, this is a good book to read.
August 3, 2022
If you are interested in learning about the Denisovans, read this book. I found in most information I have read previous to this to be dry and, at times, uninteresting because they are written more in the style of a journal. This book is written with the layman in mind and is easily understood. I recommend this to anyone interested in the earliest part of human development.
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