{
  "citation": "Specimen Registry v0.0.7 (2026). Maintained by Michael Gonzalez with AI assistance. https://specimenregistry.org. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0.",
  "license": "https://specimenregistry.org/license",
  "version": "0.0.12-neon",
  "site": {
    "id": "denisova-cave",
    "name": "Denisova Cave",
    "country": "Russia",
    "region": "Altai Krai, Soloneshensky District",
    "latitude": "51.397500",
    "longitude": "84.676110",
    "coordinates_precision": "exact",
    "site_type": "karstic cave",
    "excavating_institution": "Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS, Novosibirsk",
    "notes": null,
    "verification_state": "pending-verification",
    "created_at": "2026-07-26T18:01:51.160Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-07-26T18:01:51.160Z"
  },
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    {
      "id": "denisova-11",
      "common_name": "Denisova 11",
      "taxonomic_assignment": "Neanderthal-Denisovan F1 hybrid",
      "assignment_method": "aDNA-nuclear",
      "verification_state": "pending-verification"
    },
    {
      "id": "denisova-13",
      "common_name": "Denisova 13",
      "taxonomic_assignment": "Denisovan (implied from context — grouping with other Denisovan mentions)",
      "assignment_method": null,
      "verification_state": "draft"
    },
    {
      "id": "denisova-14",
      "common_name": "Denisova 14",
      "taxonomic_assignment": "unspecified",
      "assignment_method": "aDNA-mitochondrial",
      "verification_state": "draft"
    },
    {
      "id": "denisova-15",
      "common_name": "Denisova 15",
      "taxonomic_assignment": "unspecified",
      "assignment_method": "aDNA-mitochondrial",
      "verification_state": "draft"
    },
    {
      "id": "denisova-16",
      "common_name": "Denisova 16",
      "taxonomic_assignment": "unspecified",
      "assignment_method": null,
      "verification_state": "draft"
    },
    {
      "id": "denisova-2",
      "common_name": "Denisova 2",
      "taxonomic_assignment": "Denisovan",
      "assignment_method": "aDNA-nuclear",
      "verification_state": "pending-verification"
    },
    {
      "id": "denisova-3",
      "common_name": "Denisova 3",
      "taxonomic_assignment": "Denisovan",
      "assignment_method": "aDNA-nuclear",
      "verification_state": "pending-verification"
    },
    {
      "id": "denisova-4",
      "common_name": "Denisova 4",
      "taxonomic_assignment": "Denisovan",
      "assignment_method": "morphology-2D",
      "verification_state": "pending-verification"
    },
    {
      "id": "denisova-5",
      "common_name": "Altai Neanderthal / Denisova 5",
      "taxonomic_assignment": "Neanderthal",
      "assignment_method": "aDNA-nuclear",
      "verification_state": "pending-verification"
    },
    {
      "id": "denisova-8",
      "common_name": "Denisova 8",
      "taxonomic_assignment": "Denisovan",
      "assignment_method": "aDNA-nuclear",
      "verification_state": "draft"
    }
  ]
}