The Time Travellers from UOW | July 2023 | Illawarra Mercury
Known as "The Time Travellers" - Bo Li, Zenobia Jacobs and Richard 'Bert' Roberts - have been collaborating with archaeologists and geneticists to find out more about the elusive Denisovans, an ancient group of humans once widespread across Asia. This group is a finalist in the Eureka Prizes.
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00:00 Our team has developed new methods of dating single grains of sand that travel back in time.
00:04 Our interdisciplinary research with archaeologists and geneticists has revealed a fascinating history
00:11 of an ancient group of humans known as the Denisovans, who once lived in Siberia and Tibet.
00:18 Our timeline for cave sediments containing stone tools,
00:22 bones and ancient DNA of Denisovans has shed new light on the deep human past.
00:28 [Music]
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