Scientists have found that a mysterious species of man lived on the Tibetan plateau long before the appearance of modern people.
This not only proves that people lived on the Tibetan plateau tens of thousands of years earlier than scientists thought, but it also means that the first people to cope with extremely harsh conditions were Denisovans.
Denisovtsy are a hypothetical species or subspecies of extinct people, known from fragmentary material from the Denisova Cave in the Soloneshensky District of the Altai Territory of the Russian Federation. As early as 40 thousand years ago, the Denisovans inhabited an area that intersected in time and place with territories in Asia where Neanderthals and modern people lived. They are credited with developing sophisticated tools, weapons, and even jewelry.
Some of the artifacts discovered by experts during the Nwya Devu archaeological site.
Some of the artifacts discovered by experts during the archaeological excavations of Nwya Devu. Official science claims that humans did not migrate to the Tibetan plateau until relatively recently, about 12,000 years ago, and occupied it constantly, about 3,600 years ago.
But the archaeological excavations of Nvya Devu forced to revise the scale of human activity on the Tibetan plateau.
The archaeological site, located at an altitude of 4,600 meters above sea level, provided specialists with thousands of stone tools, including knives, and even organic remains.
Scientists have established on the basis of soil samples that the oldest tools at the site are from 40,000 to 30,000 years old.
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The archaeological site of Nuya Devu has long been excavated by specialists and is known for a large number of artifacts, including tools that scientists have been recovering over the years.
Mysterious piece of DNA
Evidence of the presence of Denisovans about 40,000 years ago on the Tibetan plateau is found in modern Tibetans.
According to scientists, most Tibetans have a new piece of DNA in their genome, which can be traced back to the crossing between Homo sapiens and Denisovans.
This piece of "rare" DNA is believed to be responsible for the ability of the region's natives to cope with the limited supply of oxygen found at extreme altitudes.