This is a very short post, but quite interesting even though the paper it mentions was published over 18 months ago. It mentions Moutserian tools -typical of Neanderthals- in China.
The easternmost Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian) from Jinsitai Cave, North China, Feng Li et al., Journal of Human Evolution, Volume 114, January 2018, Pages 76-84, Volume 114, January 2018, Pages 76-84
Their abstract is revealing:
"Abstract
The dispersal of Neanderthals and their genetic and cultural interactions with anatomically modern humans and other hominin populations in Eurasia are critical issues in human evolution research.
Neither Neanderthal fossils nor typical Mousterian assemblages have been reported in East Asia to date. Here we report on artifact assemblages comparable to western Eurasian Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian) at Jinsitai, a cave site in North China.
The lithic industry at Jinsitai appeared at least 47–42 ka and persisted until around 40–37 ka.
These findings expand the geographic range of the Mousterian-like industries at least 2000 km further to the east than what has been previously recognized.
This discovery supplies a missing part of the picture of Middle Paleolithic distribution in Eurasia and also demonstrates the makers' capacity to adapt to diverse geographic regions and habitats of Eurasia."
We add the map published in the paper:
This means that the map we published in our post Neanderthals migration to America - Part I has to be modified with this new information!:
I have added the Denisovans and extended Neanderthal's range to include the Jinsitai cave in China.
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