Stone Age people conquered the Tibetan Plateau’s thin air

Stone tools at least 30,000 years old suggest people settled high altitudes earlier than thought

Tibetan Plateau site excavation

TIBETAN HIGH  Excavations at this site on the Tibetan Plateau indicate that people inhabited this high-altitude region between 40,000 and 30,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought.

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People settled down high up — really high up — as early as around 40,000 years ago.