{
  "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",
  "specimen": {
    "id": "denisova-4",
    "site_id": "denisova-cave",
    "common_name": "Denisova 4",
    "community_name": null,
    "catalog_number": "(not stated)",
    "catalog_number_source_quote": null,
    "material_type": "tooth (molar)",
    "taxonomic_assignment": "Denisovan",
    "taxonomic_assignment_source_quote": "The Denisova molar supports the DNA evidence that the Denisovan population is distinct from late Neanderthals as well as from modern humans.",
    "assignment_method": "morphology-2D",
    "assignment_publication": "10.1038/nature09710",
    "provenance_publication": null,
    "stratigraphic_context": {
      "raw": "`{\"chamber\": \"South gallery\", \"layer\": \"11.1\", \"excavation_year\": 2000, \"specimen_type\": \"hominin tooth from a young adult\"}`"
    },
    "stratigraphic_context_source_quote": null,
    "current_custody": "(not stated)",
    "inferred_fields": null,
    "disputed_assignment": false,
    "verification_state": "pending-verification",
    "verification_notes": "\n\nEditorial pass 2026-07-26: source-locked quote attached from ingest; ready for founder eyeball review against paper PDF.",
    "fts_tsv": "'4':2A 'denisova':1A 'denisovan':3B 'molar':5C 'state':7C 'tooth':4C",
    "created_at": "2026-07-26T18:01:51.160Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-07-26T18:17:01.609Z"
  },
  "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"
  },
  "analyses": [
    {
      "id": "ce5d8f5a-8f45-4e92-a685-5e66942d47f1",
      "publication_id": "10.1073/pnas.1519905112",
      "method": null,
      "dating_method": null,
      "lab": null,
      "analysis_date": null,
      "result_summary": "(see raw markdown)",
      "result_summary_source_quote": "Here we present nuclear DNA sequences from Denisova 4 and a morphological description... Nuclear DNA sequences from the two molars form a clade with Denisova 3.",
      "verification_state": "draft"
    }
  ],
  "comparisons": []
}