Category: Far East

Mysteries of the far east past the Indus Valley such as modern day China, Japan and Indonesia.

Denisovans

by Brennan Alan on August 23, 2015 in Far East, General

In 2010 scientists found evidence (only a finger bone) in Siberia of a new species of humans. The DNA was different than both homo sapiens (modern humans) and neanderthals and was dated around 41,000 years ago. This is fascinating to me because it is now evident that there were multiple species of humans living together in prehistoric times as apposed…

Gunung Padang

by Brennan Alan on November 12, 2014 in Far East

The Gunung Padang megalithic site is a recent controversial find. It is located in Indonesia and was originally thought to be a structure built on top of a hill dated 8,500 B.C. from the artifacts found near the site. As recently as October 2014 a survey determined there is a large structure underneath the surface and carbon dating has determined that…