"Early Arrival: Modern Humans in China 45,000 Years Ago Uncovered"
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A new study reveals that modern humans arrived in China around 45,000 years ago, earlier than previously thought, from the north and east. The Shiyu site in China's Shanxi province, now recognized as the oldest Homo sapiens site in China, provides evidence of a complex and sustainable culture that utilized a variety of tools and technologies. The study sheds new light on the migration of peoples over several thousand years and challenges previous assumptions about the timeline of human migration to China.
Topics:science#archaeological-discovery#archaeology#china#homo-sapiens#human-migration#prehistoric-settlement
- New Evidence Shows Modern Humans First Arrived in China 45000 Years Ago Ancient Origins
- Shiyu discovery reveals East Asia's advanced material culture dating to 45,000 years ago Phys.org
- Humans first reached China thousands of years earlier than we thought New Scientist
- Initial Upper Palaeolithic material culture by 45,000 years ago at Shiyu in northern China Nature.com
- Oldest trove of ancient human technology in eastern Asia Cosmos
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