Oldest signs of modern humans from 86,000 years ago found in Laotian cave

Interesting article about a discovery that adds another piece to the puzzle about migrations that may have reached Australia.

The fossils uncovered in Tam Pà Ling Cave may potentially belong to the ancestors of Indigenous Australians, whose remains found in Australia predate the previously estimated timeframe of 50,000 years.

Thousands of years prior to the rise of modern humans as the dominant species on Earth, they inhabited a mountain peak in Laos.

Between 2009 and the present, a series of modern human fossils dating back 46,000 to 70,000 years have been uncovered in Tam Pà Ling, a cave located in northeastern Laos.

The skull fragment was determined to be between 67,000 and 73,000 years old, while the leg bone fragment belonged to an individual who lived approximately 68,000 to 86,000 years ago.

These findings indicate that modern humans may have inhabited Southeast Asia much earlier, between 68,000 and 86,000 years ago, than previously believed.