Tianyuan Cave
 .svg.png){kind=icon} Location in China | |
| Coordinates | 39°39′N 115°52′E / 39.65°N 115.86°E |
|---|---|
| History | |
| Founded | 42,000 BP |
| Abandoned | 39,000 BP |
| Periods | Paleolithic China |
Tianyuan Cave (simplified Chinese: 田园洞; traditional Chinese: 田園洞; pinyin: Tiányuán Dòng) is near Beijing, where Tianyuan man, one of the earliest modern humans, was found.[1][2]
It was revealed that the remains in the Tianyuan Cave has ancestral relation "to many present-day Asians and Native Americans".[3][4][5][6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Early Modern Human from Tianyuan Cave, China". Texas A&M University Press.
- ↑ "DNA analysis of an early modern human from Tianyuan Cave, China". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
- ↑ "A relative from the Tianyuan Cave". Max Planck Society. 2013-01-21.
- ↑ "A relative from the Tianyuan Cave: Humans living 40,000 years ago likely related to many present-day Asians and Native Americans". Science Daily. 2013-01-21.
- ↑ "DNA Analysis Reveals Common Origin of Tianyuan Humans and Native Americans, Asians". Sci-News. 2013-01-24.
- ↑ "Ancient human DNA suggests minimal interbreeding". Science News. 2013-01-21.
- ↑ "Ancient Bone DNA Shows Ancestry of Modern Asians & Native Americans". Caving News. 2013-01-31.
External links
Coordinates: 39°39′28″N 115°52′17″E / 39.65778°N 115.87139°E
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