Tianyuan_Cave

Tianyuan Cave

Tianyuan Cave

Cave and archaeological site in China

Tianyuan Cave (simplified Chinese: 田园洞; traditional Chinese: 田園洞; pinyin: Tiányuán Dòng) is near Beijing (not in Tianyuan District), where Tianyuan man, one of the earliest modern humans, was found.[1][2]

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The remains in the Tianyuan Cave have ancestral relations "to many present-day Asians and Native Americans".[3][4][5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Early Modern Human from Tianyuan Cave, China. Texas A&M University Press. 2010. ISBN 9781603442459.
  2. [2]
    Fu, Q; Meyer, M; Gao, X; Stenzel, U; Burbano, HA; Kelso, J; Pääbo, S (2013). "DNA analysis of an early modern human from Tianyuan Cave, China". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110 (6): 2223–2227. Bibcode:2013PNAS..110.2223F. doi:10.1073/pnas.1221359110. PMC 3568306. PMID 23341637.
  3. [3]
    "A relative from the Tianyuan Cave". Max Planck Society. 2013-01-21.
  4. [4]
    "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.
  5. [5]
    "DNA Analysis Reveals Common Origin of Tianyuan Humans and Native Americans, Asians". Sci-News. 2013-01-24.
  6. [6]
    "Ancient human DNA suggests minimal interbreeding". Science News. 2013-01-21.
  7. [7]
    "Ancient Bone DNA Shows Ancestry of Modern Asians & Native Americans". Caving News. 2013-01-31.


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