Archaeological Breakthroughs
researchers, in collaboration with international scientists, have uncovered early evidence of Homo sapiens in through microstratigraphy studies at Tam Pà Ling cave in .
The cave's sediments, analyzed for the first time around the human fossils, reveal a history of climate fluctuations and human activity between 86,000–30,000 years ago.
New Perspectives on Human Activity
The discovery of charcoal and ash traces suggests either human use of fire or natural forest fires, challenging previous beliefs that the cave was not a site of human habitation.
This research indicates that early Homo sapiens may have been buried in the cave due to sediment and debris wash during heavy rainfall, rather than being placed there post-mortem.