{"id":40945,"date":"2026-04-23T13:08:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archeo.uwr.edu.pl\/2026\/04\/23\/a-late-pleistocene-human-tooth-from-khutul-usny-cave-fv-8-mongolia-new-evidence-for-early-occupation-of-eastern-central-asia-by-homo-sapiens\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:19:40","slug":"a-late-pleistocene-human-tooth-from-khutul-usny-cave-fv-8-mongolia-new-evidence-for-early-occupation-of-eastern-central-asia-by-homo-sapiens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archeo.uwr.edu.pl\/en\/2026\/04\/23\/a-late-pleistocene-human-tooth-from-khutul-usny-cave-fv-8-mongolia-new-evidence-for-early-occupation-of-eastern-central-asia-by-homo-sapiens\/","title":{"rendered":"A Late Pleistocene human tooth from Khutul Usny Cave (FV 8), Mongolia (&#8230;)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b7bb200\" data-block-id=\"b7bb200\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b7bb200-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-600cbb7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"600cbb7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-600cbb7 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(25% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-600cbb7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-600cbb7-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c1c509d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c1c509d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-c1c509d {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(25% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c1c509d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c1c509d-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-68f9729\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"68f9729\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-68f9729 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-68f9729-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-68f9729-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archeo.uwr.edu.pl\/en\/instytut\/pracownicy-iar\/prof-dr-hab-miroslaw-masojc\/?preview=true\">Miros\u0142aw Masoj\u0107<\/a>, Wioletta Nowaczewska, Cl\u00e9ment Zanolli, Byambaa Gunchinsuren, <a href=\"https:\/\/archeo.uwr.edu.pl\/en\/instytut\/pracownicy-iar\/mgr-grzegorz-michalec\/\">Grzegorz Michalec<\/a>, Arina M. Khatsenovich, Katerina Douka, Rafa\u0142 Sikora, Dashzeveg Bazargur, Bartosz Leszczy\u0144ski, Andrzej Wr\u00f3bel, Davaakhuu Odsuren, <a href=\"https:\/\/archeo.uwr.edu.pl\/en\/instytut\/pracownicy-iar\/prof-dr-hab-jozef-szykulski\/\">J\u00f3zef Szykulski<\/a>, Marcin Szmit, Enkhtaivan Namjilmaa; <em>Quaternary Science Reviews<\/em>, 17 April 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Late Pleistocene human tooth from Khutul Usny Cave (FV 8), Mongolia \u2013 New evidence for early occupation of Eastern Central Asia by&nbsp;<em>Homo sapiens<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-133d197\" data-block-id=\"133d197\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-133d197-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-9225bc1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"9225bc1\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-9225bc1 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(5% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9225bc1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9225bc1-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-04575d0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"04575d0\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-04575d0 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(90% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-04575d0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-04575d0-inner-blocks\">\n<p>An article authored by an international research team led by Prof. Miros\u0142aw Masoj\u0107 has been published in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/quaternary-science-reviews\">Quaternary Science Reviews<\/a><\/em>. The list of co-authors also includes other representatives of the Institute of Archaeology, University of Wroc\u0142aw \u2013 Prof. J\u00f3zef Szykulski and Grzegorz Michalec, PhD Candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The paper, entitled &#8216;A Late Pleistocene human tooth from Khutul Usny Cave (FV 8), Mongolia \u2013 New evidence for early occupation of Eastern Central Asia by Homo sapiens&#8217;, presents the results of analyses of a human tooth discovered at Khutul Usny Cave (site FV 8) in the Gobi Altai region of Mongolia. The specimen, indirectly dated to approximately 31\u201328 ka cal BP, is a permanent maxillary right lateral incisor most likely belonging to a <em>Homo sapiens<\/em> individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This discovery is of particular importance for research on the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), a period generally considered to have been marked by depopulation across much of Mongolia due to extremely unfavourable climatic and environmental conditions. Archaeological evidence of human presence from this time remains scarce, and human fossils are exceptionally rare. The tooth represents only the second fossil evidence of early <em>Homo sapiens<\/em> in Mongolia, alongside the Salkhit skullcap, and the first recovered within a secure archaeological and geological context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thick stratigraphic sequence of Khutul Usny Cave and its associated archaeological assemblages provide crucial new evidence for human presence and the exploitation of natural resources at the margins of the Gobi Desert and the Altai Mountains around the onset of the LGM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.quascirev.2026.109994\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.quascirev.2026.109994<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0277379126002039\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/archeo.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2026\/04\/Quaternary-Science-Reviews_cover.jpg\" alt=\"Quaternary Science Reviews cover\" class=\"wp-image-40930\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archeo.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2026\/04\/Quaternary-Science-Reviews_cover.jpg 576w, https:\/\/archeo.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2026\/04\/Quaternary-Science-Reviews_cover-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/archeo.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2026\/04\/Quaternary-Science-Reviews_cover-18x24.jpg 18w, https:\/\/archeo.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2026\/04\/Quaternary-Science-Reviews_cover-27x36.jpg 27w, https:\/\/archeo.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2026\/04\/Quaternary-Science-Reviews_cover-36x48.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bcf1bde\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bcf1bde\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-bcf1bde {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(5% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bcf1bde-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bcf1bde-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new publication by a team led by Prof. Miros\u0142aw Masoj\u0107 provides important insights into the presence of Homo sapiens in Mongolia during the LGM. 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