Palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast Asia
Abstract Secure environmental contexts are crucial for hominin interpretation and comparison. The discovery of a Denisovan individual and associated fauna at Tam Ngu Hao 2 (Cobra) Cave, Laos, dating back to 164–131 ka, allows for environmental comparisons between this (sub)tropical site and the Pale...
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| author | Anne-Marie Bacon Nicolas Bourgon Elise Dufour Fabrice Demeter Clément Zanolli Kira E. Westaway Renaud Joannes-Boyau Philippe Duringer Jean-Luc Ponche Mike W. Morley Eric Suzzoni Sébastien Frangeul Quentin Boesch Pierre-Olivier Antoine Souliphane Boualaphane Phonephanh Sichanthongtip Daovee Sihanam Nguyen Thi Mai Huong Nguyen Anh Tuan Denis Fiorillo Olivier Tombret Elise Patole-Edoumba Alexandra Zachwieja Thonglith Luangkhoth Viengkeo Souksavatdy Tyler E. Dunn Laura Shackelford Jean-Jacques Hublin |
| author_facet | Anne-Marie Bacon Nicolas Bourgon Elise Dufour Fabrice Demeter Clément Zanolli Kira E. Westaway Renaud Joannes-Boyau Philippe Duringer Jean-Luc Ponche Mike W. Morley Eric Suzzoni Sébastien Frangeul Quentin Boesch Pierre-Olivier Antoine Souliphane Boualaphane Phonephanh Sichanthongtip Daovee Sihanam Nguyen Thi Mai Huong Nguyen Anh Tuan Denis Fiorillo Olivier Tombret Elise Patole-Edoumba Alexandra Zachwieja Thonglith Luangkhoth Viengkeo Souksavatdy Tyler E. Dunn Laura Shackelford Jean-Jacques Hublin |
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| description | Abstract Secure environmental contexts are crucial for hominin interpretation and comparison. The discovery of a Denisovan individual and associated fauna at Tam Ngu Hao 2 (Cobra) Cave, Laos, dating back to 164–131 ka, allows for environmental comparisons between this (sub)tropical site and the Palearctic Denisovan sites of Denisova Cave (Russia) and Baishiya Karst Cave (China). Denisovans from northern latitudes foraged in a mix of forested and open landscapes, including tundra and steppe. Using stable isotope values from the Cobra Cave assemblage, we demonstrate that, despite the presence of nearby canopy forests, the Denisovan individual from Cobra Cave primarily consumed plants and/or animals from open forests and savannah. Using faunal evidence and proxy indicators of climates, results herein highlight a local expansion of rainforest at ~ 130 ka, raising questions about how Denisovans responded to this local climate change. Comparing the diet and habitat of the archaic hominin from Cobra Cave with those of early Homo sapiens from Tam Pà Ling Cave (46–43 ka), Laos, it appears that only our species was able to exploit rainforest resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0070f275471845cb877452176e0e7c322023-11-20T09:08:50ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-09-0113111310.1038/s41598-023-43011-2Palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast AsiaAnne-Marie Bacon0Nicolas Bourgon1Elise Dufour2Fabrice Demeter3Clément Zanolli4Kira E. Westaway5Renaud Joannes-Boyau6Philippe Duringer7Jean-Luc Ponche8Mike W. Morley9Eric Suzzoni10Sébastien Frangeul11Quentin Boesch12Pierre-Olivier Antoine13Souliphane Boualaphane14Phonephanh Sichanthongtip15Daovee Sihanam16Nguyen Thi Mai Huong17Nguyen Anh Tuan18Denis Fiorillo19Olivier Tombret20Elise Patole-Edoumba21Alexandra Zachwieja22Thonglith Luangkhoth23Viengkeo Souksavatdy24Tyler E. Dunn25Laura Shackelford26Jean-Jacques Hublin27Université Paris Cité, CNRS, BABEL UMR 8045IsoTROPIC Research Group, Max Planck Institute for GeoanthropologyUMR 7209 Archéozoologie, Archéobotanique, Sociétés, Pratiques, Environnements, MNHN, CNRSLundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of CopenhagenUniv. Bordeaux, CNRS, MCC, PACEA, UMR 5199‘Traps’ Luminescence Dating Facility, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie UniversityGeoarchaeology and Archaeometry Research Group (GARG), Southern Cross UniversityEcole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre, Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg, UMR 7516 CNRS, Université de StrasbourgLaboratoire Image, Ville Environnement, UMR 7362 UdS CNRS, Université de StrasbourgFlinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, Archaeology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Flinders UniversitySpitteurs Pan, Technical Cave Supervision and ExplorationSpitteurs Pan, Technical Cave Supervision and ExplorationEcole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre, Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg, UMR 7516 CNRS, Université de StrasbourgInstitut des Sciences de l’Évolution de Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRDMinistry of Information, Culture and TourismMinistry of Information, Culture and TourismMinistry of Information, Culture and TourismInstitute of ArchaeologyInstitute of ArchaeologyUMR 7209 Archéozoologie, Archéobotanique, Sociétés, Pratiques, Environnements, MNHN, CNRSUMR 7209 Archéozoologie, Archéobotanique, Sociétés, Pratiques, Environnements, MNHN, CNRSMuséum d’histoire naturelle de La Rochelle, UMRU 24140 Dynamiques, interactions, interculturalité asiatiques (UBM, LRUniv)Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School DuluthMinistry of Information, Culture and TourismMinistry of Information, Culture and TourismAnatomical Sciences Education Center, Oregon Health & Sciences UniversityDepartment of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Human EvolutionAbstract Secure environmental contexts are crucial for hominin interpretation and comparison. The discovery of a Denisovan individual and associated fauna at Tam Ngu Hao 2 (Cobra) Cave, Laos, dating back to 164–131 ka, allows for environmental comparisons between this (sub)tropical site and the Palearctic Denisovan sites of Denisova Cave (Russia) and Baishiya Karst Cave (China). Denisovans from northern latitudes foraged in a mix of forested and open landscapes, including tundra and steppe. Using stable isotope values from the Cobra Cave assemblage, we demonstrate that, despite the presence of nearby canopy forests, the Denisovan individual from Cobra Cave primarily consumed plants and/or animals from open forests and savannah. Using faunal evidence and proxy indicators of climates, results herein highlight a local expansion of rainforest at ~ 130 ka, raising questions about how Denisovans responded to this local climate change. Comparing the diet and habitat of the archaic hominin from Cobra Cave with those of early Homo sapiens from Tam Pà Ling Cave (46–43 ka), Laos, it appears that only our species was able to exploit rainforest resources.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43011-2 |
| spellingShingle | Anne-Marie Bacon Nicolas Bourgon Elise Dufour Fabrice Demeter Clément Zanolli Kira E. Westaway Renaud Joannes-Boyau Philippe Duringer Jean-Luc Ponche Mike W. Morley Eric Suzzoni Sébastien Frangeul Quentin Boesch Pierre-Olivier Antoine Souliphane Boualaphane Phonephanh Sichanthongtip Daovee Sihanam Nguyen Thi Mai Huong Nguyen Anh Tuan Denis Fiorillo Olivier Tombret Elise Patole-Edoumba Alexandra Zachwieja Thonglith Luangkhoth Viengkeo Souksavatdy Tyler E. Dunn Laura Shackelford Jean-Jacques Hublin Palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast Asia Scientific Reports |
| title | Palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast Asia |
| title_full | Palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast Asia |
| title_fullStr | Palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast Asia |
| title_short | Palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast Asia |
| title_sort | palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast asia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43011-2 |
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