Girl's tooth found in Laos cave could be first ancient fossil of its kind in Southeast Asia - 7NEWS

The girl was likely a Denisovan, a group from over 130,000 years ago which once mated with Homo sapiens - their DNA still lives on in some humans today.

A tooth unearthed from a remote cave in Laos is helping to sketch an unknown chapter in the human story. Researchers believe the tooth belonged to a young female who lived at least 130,000 years ago… [+5709 chars]

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