Homo juluensis lived approximately 300,000 years ago in eastern Asia; it was proposed that the new species include the enigmatic Denisovans
A study reveals the continuous evolutionary history of rice from wild to domesticated over an astonishing span of 100,000 years, confirming that China is the birthplace of rice (Oryza sativa)
The strengthening of the summer monsoon played a key role in the dispersion of Homo sapiens from Africa to East Asia during the interglacial between 70,000 and 125,000 years ago
Early ancestral bottleneck in the early to middle Pleistocene could’ve spelled the end for humans, a study published on Science
Evidence of the formation and structural evolution of prehistoric agricultural economy at Changge Shigu during the Yangshao culture period
Sr-Nd isotope baseline in Silk Road regions enables archaeological provenance; the study was published in Journal of Archaeological Science
DNA from ancient population in Southern China (Maludong or Red Deer Cave in the Yunnan province) suggests Native Americans’ East Asian roots
Rice cultivation has been recorded at the Neolithic site of Hanjing, about 8000 years ago; a new study has been published on Science China Earth Sciences
5,000-year population history of Xinjiang brought to light in new ancient DNA study, that has been published on Science
New discoveries in the Altai Mountains show that agricultural crops dispersed across Eurasia more than five millennia ago, causing significant cultural change in human populations
