Homo erectus survived until 108k-117k years BP [bbc.co.uk]
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.An interesting aspect of the paper is the speculation that some of the genes found in that part of the world whose origins haven't been identified (~1%) might be attributable to H. erectus, via Denisovans. Regarding the age, there was actually some earlier work suggesting that the H. erectus remains might be as young as 35 - 50 K yrs - [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]. If those late dates pan out then some populations in the area could have recent H. erectus ancestors without a Denisovan intermediary. It will be interesting to see if any future finds can yield material suitable to provide genetic data of some sort.
MrJoyBoy
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Dec 21, 2019
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I've seen migration theories with a first wave across northern europe into asia then northern china. That would give them superarchaic DNA to our own.
JeffMesser
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Dec 18, 2019
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I don't really trust British Petroleum.
brentan
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Dec 18, 2019
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I don’t either, but they are paying to remove the insulation in my attic, that’s been contaminated by mercury and arsenic from the mines and smelters in the area that BP now owns:/
