Scientists investigating a cave in Southeast Asia recreate life there up to 52,000 years ago.
Archeologists have gotten increasingly better at reading the dirt. Over time, they’ve learned to pull more and more data from smaller and smaller samples of Earth.
Although not considered a new methodology, a team applied it to a site in Southeast Asia and reconstructed the ground conditions in the Tam Pà Ling cave site in northeastern Laos between 52,000 years and 10,000 years agoSo what does this particular dirt say about the cave and the ancient people who lived in or near it?
Examining the sediment surrounding the human fossils provides a clearer idea of how they reached their final resting place. The archaeologists’ soil analysis revealed that cave conditions fluctuated from wet to dry, depending on the season. “The environmental context of the ashes need to be studied in more detail, and therefore there is still much more work to do in the site and area,” says Hernandez.use peer-reviewed studies and high-quality sources for our articles, and our editors review for scientific accuracy and editorial standards. Review the sources used below for this article:
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