Scientists announce a human fossil in Tibet dates to 160,000 years ago, Japan enthroned a new Emperor, and Thailand prepares to crown its next king. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
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Tag: Denisovans
Found: First Tibetan Evidence of Neanderthal Cousins, the Denisovans
This is the first evidence of Denisovans living on the Tibetan Plateau. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65402-denisovans-tibetan-plateau.html
Major discovery suggests Denisovans lived in Tibet 160,000 years ago
The first Denisovan remains discovered outside Siberia suggest our extinct cousins lived at extreme altitude in Tibet long before our species made it there Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232283-700-major-discovery-suggests-denisovans-lived-in-tibet-160000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
A jawbone shows Denisovans lived on the Tibetan Plateau long before humans
A Denisovan jaw is the earliest evidence of hominids on the Tibetan Plateau, and the first fossil outside of Siberia from the mysterious human lineage. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/jawbone-shows-denisovans-lived-tibetan-plateau-long-humans4…
Denisovan jawbone discovered in Tibetan cave
The unexpected find represents the first ever evidence of Denisovans outside of Denisova Cave in Siberia. Thought to have separated from our own linea… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/327378/denisovan-jawbone-discovered-in-tibetan-cave…
Ancient Teeth May Possibly Be From A Mysterious Human Relative
Four teeth that were found in a cave in the Tongzi county of southern China don’t fit into the evolutionary family tree of humans. The teeth that are approximately 200,000-years-old were found on the Yanhui cave floor in 1972 and 1983. While they were originally labelled as belonging to Homo erectus, further testing indicated that… Continue reading Ancient Teeth May Possibly Be From A Mysterious Human Relative
The first known fossil of a Denisovan skull has been found in a Siberian cave
A new fossil and evidence that the hominids interbred with humans as recently as 15,000 years ago only add to Denisovans’ mystery. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/first-fossil-denisovan-skull-cave-siberia