Discovering a world of other human species

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1 Homo neanderthalensis

Discovered in the Neander Valley, Germany, in 1856

2 Homo heidelbergensis

Discovered near Heidelberg, Germany, in 1907

3 Denisovans

Identified in 2010 from a finger bone discovered

in the Denisova Cave in Siberia, in 2008

4 Homo longi

Identified in 2021 from a skull

discovered in 1933 in Harbin, China

5 Homo luzonensis

Discovered in Callao Cave in the

Philippine island of Luzon in 2007

6 Homo naledi

Discovered in the Rising Star Cave system,

South Africa, in 2013

7 Homo erectus

First discovered on the island of Java in 1891

8 Homo floresiensis

Discovered on the island of Flores in 2003

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1 Homo neanderthalensis

Discovered in the Neander Valley, Germany, in 1856

2 Homo heidelbergensis

Discovered in Mauer, near Heidelberg, Germany, in 1907

3 Denisovans

Identified in 2010 from a finger bone discovered in the

Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains, Siberia, in 2008

4 Homo longi

Identified in 2021 from a skull discovered in 1933 in Harbin, China

5 Homo luzonensis

Discovered in Callao Cave in the Philippine island of Luzon in 2007

6 Homo naledi

Discovered in the Rising Star Cave system, South Africa, in 2013

7 Homo erectus

First discovered on the Indonesian island of Java in 1891

8 Homo floresiensis

Discovered on the island of Flores in 2003

Denisovans

Homo neanderthalensis

Identified in 2010 from a finger bone

discovered in the Denisova Cave in the

Altai Mountains, Siberia, in 2008

Discovered in the Neander Valley,

Germany, in 1856

Homo heidelbergensis

Homo longi

Discovered in Mauer,

near Heidelberg,

Germany, in 1907

Identified in 2021 from a

skull discovered in 1933

in Harbin, China

Homo luzonensis

Discovered in Callao Cave

in the Philippine island

of Luzon in 2007

Homo erectus

Homo floresiensis

First discovered on the

Indonesian island of Java in 1891

Discovered on the

island of Flores in 2003

Homo naledi

Discovered in the Rising Star Cave system,

Gauteng province, South Africa, in 2013

Denisovans

Homo neanderthalensis

Identified in 2010 from a finger bone

discovered in the Denisova Cave in the

Altai Mountains, Siberia, in 2008

Discovered in the Neander Valley,

Germany, in 1856

Homo heidelbergensis

Discovered in Mauer,

near Heidelberg,

Germany, in 1907

Homo longi

Identified in 2021 from a

skull discovered in 1933

in Harbin, China

Homo luzonensis

Discovered in Callao Cave

in the Philippine island

of Luzon in 2007

Homo erectus

Homo floresiensis

First discovered

on the Indonesian

island of Java in 1891

Discovered on the Indonesian

island of Flores in 2003

Homo naledi

Discovered in the Rising Star Cave system,

Gauteng province, South Africa, in 2013