The earliest human occupation of the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau 40 thousand to 30 thousand years ago

• DOI: 10.1126/science.aat8824
• Publication Date: 2018-11-30T00:14:30Z
• Authors: X. L. Zhang; B. B. Ha; S. J. Wang; Z. J. Chen; J. Y. Ge; H. Long; W. He; W. Da; X. M. Nian; M. J. Yi; X. Y. Zhou; P. Q. Zhang; Y. S. Jin; O. Bar-Yosef; J. W. Olsen; X. Gao
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; Archaeology; Altitude; Humans; Occupations; 15. Life on land; Tibet; History, Ancient

Paleolithic occupation of Tibet Human colonization the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau has generally been thought to have confined past few thousand years Holocene. Zhang et al. report an investigation Nwya Devu archaeological site in central Tibet, 4600 meters above sea level, with dates ∼40 30 ago (see Perspective by and Dennell). The yielded a range stone tools, indicating adaptive ability early modern humans harsh environment “roof world.” findings also suggest that people from Siberia may interacted at this time. Science , issue p. 1049 ; see 992