The Deep Skull of Niah
One of the first Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia
In 1958 Tom Harrisson found a skull in the Great Cave of Niah on Borneo belonging to someone who lived about 40,000 years ago, nicknamed the "Deep Skull". It is among the oldest Homo sapiens remains in Southeast Asia, and the vast cave is still famous for the swiftlet nests harvested there for bird's nest soup.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- c. 38,000 BC The Neanderthals vanish — same year