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Early presence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia by 86–68 kyr at Tam Pà Ling, Northern Laos

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  • Sarah E. Freidline

    (University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Howard Phillips Hall
    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology)

  • Kira E. Westaway

    (Macquarie University)

  • Renaud Joannes-Boyau

    (Southern Cross University
    Centre for Anthropological Research, University of Johannesburg)

  • Philippe Duringer

    (Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre, Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg (IPGS), UMR 7516 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg)

  • Jean-Luc Ponche

    (Université de Strasbourg, Laboratoire Image, Ville Environnement)

  • Mike W. Morley

    (Flinders University)

  • Vito C. Hernandez

    (Flinders University)

  • Meghan S. McAllister-Hayward

    (Flinders University)

  • Hugh McColl

    (Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen)

  • Clément Zanolli

    (Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, MCC, PACEA, UMR 5199)

  • Philipp Gunz

    (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology)

  • Inga Bergmann

    (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology)

  • Phonephanh Sichanthongtip

    (Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism)

  • Daovee Sihanam

    (Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism)

  • Souliphane Boualaphane

    (Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism)

  • Thonglith Luangkhoth

    (Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism)

  • Viengkeo Souksavatdy

    (Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism)

  • Anthony Dosseto

    (University of Wollongong)

  • Quentin Boesch

    (Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre, Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg (IPGS), UMR 7516 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg)

  • Elise Patole-Edoumba

    (Muséum d’Histoire naturelle de La Rochelle)

  • Françoise Aubaile

    (Eco-anthropologie (EA), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Université Paris Cité)

  • Françoise Crozier

    (IRD, DIADE)

  • Eric Suzzoni

    (Spitteurs Pan, Technical Cave Supervision and Exploration)

  • Sébastien Frangeul

    (Spitteurs Pan, Technical Cave Supervision and Exploration)

  • Nicolas Bourgon

    (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
    Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University)

  • Alexandra Zachwieja

    (University of Minnesota Medical School)

  • Tyler E. Dunn

    (Oregon Health & Sciences University)

  • Anne-Marie Bacon

    (Université Paris Cité, BABEL CNRS UMR)

  • Jean-Jacques Hublin

    (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
    Chaire de Paléoanthropologie, CIRB (UMR 7241–U1050), Collège de France. 11, Place Marcelin-Berthelot)

  • Laura Shackelford

    (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

  • Fabrice Demeter

    (Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen
    Eco-anthropologie (EA), Dpt ABBA, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Université Paris Cité)

Abstract

The timing of the first arrival of Homo sapiens in East Asia from Africa and the degree to which they interbred with or replaced local archaic populations is controversial. Previous discoveries from Tam Pà Ling cave (Laos) identified H. sapiens in Southeast Asia by at least 46 kyr. We report on a recently discovered frontal bone (TPL 6) and tibial fragment (TPL 7) found in the deepest layers of TPL. Bayesian modeling of luminescence dating of sediments and U-series and combined U-series-ESR dating of mammalian teeth reveals a depositional sequence spanning ~86 kyr. TPL 6 confirms the presence of H. sapiens by 70 ± 3 kyr, and TPL 7 extends this range to 77 ± 9 kyr, supporting an early dispersal of H. sapiens into Southeast Asia. Geometric morphometric analyses of TPL 6 suggest descent from a gracile immigrant population rather than evolution from or admixture with local archaic populations.

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  • Sarah E. Freidline & Kira E. Westaway & Renaud Joannes-Boyau & Philippe Duringer & Jean-Luc Ponche & Mike W. Morley & Vito C. Hernandez & Meghan S. McAllister-Hayward & Hugh McColl & Clément Zanolli &, 2023. "Early presence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia by 86–68 kyr at Tam Pà Ling, Northern Laos," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-21, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-38715-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38715-y
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