37,000-Year-old Skull From Borneo Reveals Surprise For Scientists

Popular Archaeology ^ | Monday, June 27, 2016 | UNSW, and PA editors

[SunkenCiv]

LOL

[P.O.E.]

“walk ten paces, dig down four feet. There you’ll find a big surprise!”

[martin_fierro]

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[wildbill]

Well, at least now we know where Mungos go to die, eh?

[RipSawyer]

Well, we know that being the world’s fastest pitcher doesn’t keep you in the public eye very long.

[SunkenCiv]

This topic was posted 6/30/2016, thank you me. :^) There was one of those BBC Timestamp vid clips on the recommended YT list this morning, and I figured that, as usual, it was old material. Glad I checked. :^)

In the Niah National Park, located in Sarawak, Borneo, Prof Alice Roberts is delighted to encounter the oldest remains of our species ever found in South East Asia. But how did our ancestors survive in the challenging environment of the Bornean rainforest? This clip is from The Incredible Human Journey (2009).

'Phenomenal' 40,000-Year-Old Discovery In The Great Cave of Niah | 3:47 | BBC Timestamp | 809K subscribers | 36,270 views | March 4, 2025