With a mixed look of both Homo erectus and Homo sapiens,Yunxian Man,who could have connected different ancestors of ours,helps unveil a stage of fast diversification in human evolution.
研究发现夏河丹尼索瓦人在青藏高原持续生存到距今约4万年前近期,中国科学院院士、青藏高原研究所研究员陈发虎领衔的科研团队,在《自然》上发表了关于青藏高原夏河丹尼索瓦古老型人类的研究成果(Middle and Late Pleistocene Denisovan...研究发现夏河丹尼索瓦人在青藏高原持续生存到距今约4万年前近期,中国科学院院士、青藏高原研究所研究员陈发虎领衔的科研团队,在《自然》上发表了关于青藏高原夏河丹尼索瓦古老型人类的研究成果(Middle and Late Pleistocene Denisovan subsistence at Baishiya Karst Cave)。展开更多
The paleoenvironmental changes and adaptation strategies of hominins during the Late Pleistocene are crucial for understanding the evolution,dispersal,and behavioral shifts of early modern humans.Despite South China&#...The paleoenvironmental changes and adaptation strategies of hominins during the Late Pleistocene are crucial for understanding the evolution,dispersal,and behavioral shifts of early modern humans.Despite South China's significance as a nexus for hominin dispersal and handaxe technology diffusion,quantitative reconstructions of paleoenvironments linked to archaeological records remain scarce.The Sandinggai site(96.6-13.3 ka BP)in central South China,with its well-preserved stratigraphy and abundant lithic artefacts,is notable for providing valuable insights.In this study,quantitative reconstruction of the vegetation succession and climate change sequences at the site was conducted using palynological and isotopic data.The results indicated a shift from a warm-temperate evergreen and deciduous broadleaf mixed forest to a temperate deciduous broadleaf forest,with the climate transitioning from warm and humid to cooler and drier conditions.During the early phase,an increase in lithic production suggested favorable conditions for hominin survival.In the later phase,decreased lithic production and the replacement of large handaxe tools by smaller flake tools,indicated that hominins adapted to the cooler,drier climate and more open landscapes through lithic miniaturization.These findings highlight the environment-driven adaptation of lithic technology and hominin behavior,thereby shedding light on human survival adaptation strategies.展开更多
2025年6月18日,《Science》和《Cell》同时发表了河北地质大学季强科研团队和中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所付巧妹科研团队合作的科研成果。论文题目分别为:The Proteome of the Late Middle Pleistocene Harbin Individual(中更...2025年6月18日,《Science》和《Cell》同时发表了河北地质大学季强科研团队和中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所付巧妹科研团队合作的科研成果。论文题目分别为:The Proteome of the Late Middle Pleistocene Harbin Individual(中更新世晚期哈尔滨个体的蛋白质组)、Denisovan Mitochondrial DNA from Dental Calculus of the>146,000-year-old Harbin Cranium(距今14.6万年哈尔滨人类头骨牙结石中发现丹尼索瓦人线粒体DNA)。展开更多
前一阵,两篇文章“The proteome of the late Middle Pleistocene Harbin individual”和“Denisovan Mitochondrial DNA from Dental Calculus of the>146,000-year-old Harbin Cranium”在同一天分别被发表在了Science和Cell两大...前一阵,两篇文章“The proteome of the late Middle Pleistocene Harbin individual”和“Denisovan Mitochondrial DNA from Dental Calculus of the>146,000-year-old Harbin Cranium”在同一天分别被发表在了Science和Cell两大期刊上,而Nature也在官网首页进行了报道。除了学术界的高度关注,诸多的媒体机构也争相为这些研究撰写文章、制作视频加以宣传。之所以能造成如此轰动,是因为这两篇文章通过对在哈尔滨出土的“龙人”近乎完整的头骨化石中的古蛋白及DNA进行研究,证实了“龙人”属于丹尼索瓦人,从而为此前只具备大量分子生物学证据的丹尼索瓦人增加了直接的完整形态学证据(Fu et al.,2025;Fu et al.,2025)。更通俗来讲就是原先只存在于遗传信息中的丹尼索瓦人终于“有脸了”。形态学与分子生物学的结合不仅破解了十几年来关于丹尼索瓦人外貌的谜题,更是为古人类系统发育关系的构建提供了重要的支持。展开更多
文摘With a mixed look of both Homo erectus and Homo sapiens,Yunxian Man,who could have connected different ancestors of ours,helps unveil a stage of fast diversification in human evolution.
文摘研究发现夏河丹尼索瓦人在青藏高原持续生存到距今约4万年前近期,中国科学院院士、青藏高原研究所研究员陈发虎领衔的科研团队,在《自然》上发表了关于青藏高原夏河丹尼索瓦古老型人类的研究成果(Middle and Late Pleistocene Denisovan subsistence at Baishiya Karst Cave)。
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.42471185,No.T2192952National Key Research and Development Program of China,No.2022YFF0801502。
文摘The paleoenvironmental changes and adaptation strategies of hominins during the Late Pleistocene are crucial for understanding the evolution,dispersal,and behavioral shifts of early modern humans.Despite South China's significance as a nexus for hominin dispersal and handaxe technology diffusion,quantitative reconstructions of paleoenvironments linked to archaeological records remain scarce.The Sandinggai site(96.6-13.3 ka BP)in central South China,with its well-preserved stratigraphy and abundant lithic artefacts,is notable for providing valuable insights.In this study,quantitative reconstruction of the vegetation succession and climate change sequences at the site was conducted using palynological and isotopic data.The results indicated a shift from a warm-temperate evergreen and deciduous broadleaf mixed forest to a temperate deciduous broadleaf forest,with the climate transitioning from warm and humid to cooler and drier conditions.During the early phase,an increase in lithic production suggested favorable conditions for hominin survival.In the later phase,decreased lithic production and the replacement of large handaxe tools by smaller flake tools,indicated that hominins adapted to the cooler,drier climate and more open landscapes through lithic miniaturization.These findings highlight the environment-driven adaptation of lithic technology and hominin behavior,thereby shedding light on human survival adaptation strategies.
文摘2025年6月18日,《Science》和《Cell》同时发表了河北地质大学季强科研团队和中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所付巧妹科研团队合作的科研成果。论文题目分别为:The Proteome of the Late Middle Pleistocene Harbin Individual(中更新世晚期哈尔滨个体的蛋白质组)、Denisovan Mitochondrial DNA from Dental Calculus of the>146,000-year-old Harbin Cranium(距今14.6万年哈尔滨人类头骨牙结石中发现丹尼索瓦人线粒体DNA)。
文摘前一阵,两篇文章“The proteome of the late Middle Pleistocene Harbin individual”和“Denisovan Mitochondrial DNA from Dental Calculus of the>146,000-year-old Harbin Cranium”在同一天分别被发表在了Science和Cell两大期刊上,而Nature也在官网首页进行了报道。除了学术界的高度关注,诸多的媒体机构也争相为这些研究撰写文章、制作视频加以宣传。之所以能造成如此轰动,是因为这两篇文章通过对在哈尔滨出土的“龙人”近乎完整的头骨化石中的古蛋白及DNA进行研究,证实了“龙人”属于丹尼索瓦人,从而为此前只具备大量分子生物学证据的丹尼索瓦人增加了直接的完整形态学证据(Fu et al.,2025;Fu et al.,2025)。更通俗来讲就是原先只存在于遗传信息中的丹尼索瓦人终于“有脸了”。形态学与分子生物学的结合不仅破解了十几年来关于丹尼索瓦人外貌的谜题,更是为古人类系统发育关系的构建提供了重要的支持。
