By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-14 02:11:11 | Updated at 2024-11-22 04:43:55
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Multi-layered site in Tajikistan's Zeravshan Valley uncovered, offering new insights into human expansion
EurekAlert! ^ | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Posted on 11/13/2024 6:08:32 PM PST by SunkenCiv
"It turns out that the Zeravshan Valley, known primarily as a Silk Road route in the Middle Ages, was a key route for human expansion long before that—between 20,000 and 150,000 years ago," explained Prof. Zaidner. "This region may have served as a migration route for several human species, such as modern Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, or Denisovans, which may have coexisted in this area, and our research aims to uncover who were the humans that inhabited these parts of the Central Asia and the nature of their interactions."The archaeological team excavated three areas at Soii Havzak, unearthing layers of human activity. The well-preserved remains offer valuable clues to the ancient climate and environment, as well as the potential for discovering human remains that could identify which human species inhabited the region...
The research has broader implications for the study of human evolution and migration, particularly in understanding how ancient human groups may have interacted with each other. The team believes that Soii Havzak location in the mountainous corridor of Central Asia may have served as a significant transition point for human populations, enabling the spread of early humans across vast regions.
"We hope that ongoing research at this site will reveal new insights into how different human groups—like modern humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans—may have interacted in this region," said Prof. Zaidner. "This discovery is a significant step toward understanding ancient human history in Central Asia and marks an important collaboration between international scientific teams."
(Excerpt) Read more at eurekalert.org ...
TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: denisovans; godsgravesglyphs; neandertals; neanderthals; silkroad; soiihavzak; tajikistan; zeravshanvalley
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1 posted on 11/13/2024 6:08:32 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 11/13/2024 6:09:17 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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