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Human existence in Tam Pa Ling Cave
Context
According to a recent research published in Nature Communications, it was found that more human remains found in Tam Pà Ling and even more is about to get disclosed in the region about human existence.
Key findings:
- The research revealed that humans were present in the vicinity of Tam Pà Ling Cave for roughly 56,000 years.
- It also confirmed that, far from reflecting a rapid dump of sediments, the site contains sediments that accumulated steadily over some 86,000 years.
- The age of the lowest fossil, a fragment of a leg bone found seven metres deep, suggests modern humans arrived in this region between 86,000 and 68,000 years
- Even researchers found a tooth some 150,000 years old belonging to a ‘Denisovan’.
- This suggests the site may lie on a previously used dispersal route among
Key Facts about Tam Pà Ling Cave:
- It is a sloping cave situated high in the Annamite mountain range in Northern Laos.
- The stratigraphy of the site indicates formation by periodic slope wash deposition from the muddy slope at the entrance of the cave.
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Who are Denisovans?
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Why these findings are significant?
- It was known that Denisovans were only found in cold and high-altitude regions such as in Siberia and the Himalayas.
- This discovery proves that they were also adapted to a warm environment.
- Meaning that they had very large flexibility of adaptation.
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