Paleontologists have discovered
the remains of the ancient people in a cave in the southwest of China, which
may belong to previously unknown species. A report about the discovery was
published in the journal PLoS One.
Three bones of ancient people
were found in the cave of the Stag near the city of Mengzi in Yunnan Province
in 1989, but fell into the hands of researchers only recently. The remains of
the fourth instance found in the vicinity of the local villages. Age remains,
researchers estimate that between 14 500 and 11 500 years, which means that
their owners have lived together with Homo sapiens, are beginning to engage in
agriculture in the area.
