@article {328963,
	title = {A Middle Pleistocene Denisovan molar from the Annamite Chain of northern Laos.},
	journal = {Nat Commun},
	volume = {13},
	year = {2022},
	month = {2022 May 17},
	pages = {2557},
	abstract = {<p>The Pleistocene presence of the genus Homo in continental Southeast Asia is primarily evidenced by a sparse stone tool record and rare human remains. Here we report a Middle Pleistocene hominin specimen from Laos, with the discovery of a molar from the Tam Ngu Hao 2 (Cobra Cave) limestone cave in the Annamite Mountains. The age of the fossil-bearing breccia ranges between 164-131 kyr, based on the Bayesian modelling of luminescence dating of the sedimentary matrix from which it was recovered, U-series dating of an overlying flowstone, and U-series-ESR dating of associated faunal teeth. Analyses of the internal structure of the molar in tandem with palaeoproteomic analyses of the enamel indicate that the tooth derives from a young, likely female, Homo individual. The close morphological affinities with the Xiahe specimen from China indicate that they belong to the same taxon and that Tam Ngu Hao 2 most likely represents a Denisovan.</p>
},
	keywords = {Animals, Bayes Theorem, Female, Fossils, Hominidae, Humans, Laos, Molar},
	issn = {2041-1723},
	doi = {10.1038/s41467-022-29923-z},
	author = {Demeter, Fabrice and Zanolli, Cl{\'e}ment and Westaway, Kira E and Joannes-Boyau, Renaud and Duringer, Philippe and Morley, Mike W and Welker, Frido and R{\"u}ther, Patrick L and Skinner, Matthew M and McColl, Hugh and Gaunitz, Charleen and Vinner, Lasse and Dunn, Tyler E and Olsen, Jesper V and Sikora, Martin and Ponche, Jean-Luc and Suzzoni, Eric and Frangeul, S{\'e}bastien and Boesch, Quentin and Antoine, Pierre-Olivier and Pan, Lei and Xing, Song and Zhao, Jian-xin and Bailey, Richard M and Boualaphane, Souliphane and Sichanthongtip, Phonephanh and Sihanam, Daovee and Patole-Edoumba, Elise and Aubaile, Fran{\c c}oise and Crozier, Fran{\c c}oise and Bourgon, Nicolas and Zachwieja, Alexandra and Luangkhoth, Thonglith and Souksavatdy, Viengkeo and Sayavongkhamdy, Thongsa and Cappellini, Enrico and Bacon, Anne-Marie and Hublin, Jean-Jacques and Willerslev, Eske and Shackelford, Laura}
}
