Early presence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia by 86–68 kyr at Tam Pà Ling, Northern Laos
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 repor...
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| author | 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 Philipp Gunz Inga Bergmann Phonephanh Sichanthongtip Daovee Sihanam Souliphane Boualaphane Thonglith Luangkhoth Viengkeo Souksavatdy Anthony Dosseto Quentin Boesch Elise Patole-Edoumba Françoise Aubaile Françoise Crozier Eric Suzzoni Sébastien Frangeul Nicolas Bourgon Alexandra Zachwieja Tyler E. Dunn Anne-Marie Bacon Jean-Jacques Hublin Laura Shackelford Fabrice Demeter |
| author_facet | 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 Philipp Gunz Inga Bergmann Phonephanh Sichanthongtip Daovee Sihanam Souliphane Boualaphane Thonglith Luangkhoth Viengkeo Souksavatdy Anthony Dosseto Quentin Boesch Elise Patole-Edoumba Françoise Aubaile Françoise Crozier Eric Suzzoni Sébastien Frangeul Nicolas Bourgon Alexandra Zachwieja Tyler E. Dunn Anne-Marie Bacon Jean-Jacques Hublin Laura Shackelford Fabrice Demeter |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-4c9a0af9d7be47b1b9647d41d3d03a3c2023-06-25T11:21:04ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-06-0114112110.1038/s41467-023-38715-yEarly presence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia by 86–68 kyr at Tam Pà Ling, Northern LaosSarah E. Freidline0Kira E. Westaway1Renaud Joannes-Boyau2Philippe Duringer3Jean-Luc Ponche4Mike W. Morley5Vito C. Hernandez6Meghan S. McAllister-Hayward7Hugh McColl8Clément Zanolli9Philipp Gunz10Inga Bergmann11Phonephanh Sichanthongtip12Daovee Sihanam13Souliphane Boualaphane14Thonglith Luangkhoth15Viengkeo Souksavatdy16Anthony Dosseto17Quentin Boesch18Elise Patole-Edoumba19Françoise Aubaile20Françoise Crozier21Eric Suzzoni22Sébastien Frangeul23Nicolas Bourgon24Alexandra Zachwieja25Tyler E. Dunn26Anne-Marie Bacon27Jean-Jacques Hublin28Laura Shackelford29Fabrice Demeter30Department of Anthropology, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Howard Phillips HallSchool of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie UniversityGeoarchaeology and Archaeometry Research Group (GARG), Southern Cross UniversityEcole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre, Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg (IPGS), UMR 7516 CNRS, Université de StrasbourgUniversité de Strasbourg, Laboratoire Image, Ville EnvironnementFlinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders UniversityFlinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders UniversityFlinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders UniversityLundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of CopenhagenUniv. Bordeaux, CNRS, MCC, PACEA, UMR 5199Department of Human Origins, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyDepartment of Human Origins, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyMinistry of Information, Culture and TourismMinistry of Information, Culture and TourismMinistry of Information, Culture and TourismMinistry of Information, Culture and TourismMinistry of Information, Culture and TourismWollongong Isotope Geochronology Laboratory, School of Earth, Atmospheric & Life Sciences, University of WollongongEcole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre, Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg (IPGS), UMR 7516 CNRS, Université de StrasbourgMuséum d’Histoire naturelle de La RochelleEco-anthropologie (EA), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Université Paris CitéIRD, DIADESpitteurs Pan, Technical Cave Supervision and ExplorationSpitteurs Pan, Technical Cave Supervision and ExplorationDepartment of Human Origins, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical SchoolAnatomical Sciences Education Center, Oregon Health & Sciences UniversityUniversité Paris Cité, BABEL CNRS UMRDepartment of Human Origins, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyDepartment of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignLundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, Globe Institute, University of CopenhagenAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38715-y |
| spellingShingle | 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 Philipp Gunz Inga Bergmann Phonephanh Sichanthongtip Daovee Sihanam Souliphane Boualaphane Thonglith Luangkhoth Viengkeo Souksavatdy Anthony Dosseto Quentin Boesch Elise Patole-Edoumba Françoise Aubaile Françoise Crozier Eric Suzzoni Sébastien Frangeul Nicolas Bourgon Alexandra Zachwieja Tyler E. Dunn Anne-Marie Bacon Jean-Jacques Hublin Laura Shackelford Fabrice Demeter Early presence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia by 86–68 kyr at Tam Pà Ling, Northern Laos Nature Communications |
| title | Early presence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia by 86–68 kyr at Tam Pà Ling, Northern Laos |
| title_full | Early presence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia by 86–68 kyr at Tam Pà Ling, Northern Laos |
| title_fullStr | Early presence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia by 86–68 kyr at Tam Pà Ling, Northern Laos |
| title_full_unstemmed | Early presence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia by 86–68 kyr at Tam Pà Ling, Northern Laos |
| title_short | Early presence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia by 86–68 kyr at Tam Pà Ling, Northern Laos |
| title_sort | early presence of homo sapiens in southeast asia by 86 68 kyr at tam pa ling northern laos |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38715-y |
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