New archaeological site revises human habitation timeline on Tibetan plateau
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)

Human ancestors first set foot on the interior of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau around 30,000-40,000 years ago, according to new research by scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). This new finding moves back the earliest data of habitation in the interior by 20,000 years or more.