🧿 Nwya Devu

People's Republic of China · Asia · 31.47°N, 88.81°E

Nwya Devu is a high-altitude archaeological site on the Tibetan Plateau located in the eastern Changtang region of Tibet. At around 4,600 m (15,092 ft) above sea level, Nwya Devu is the highest known archaeological site from the Paleolithic and provides evidence for one of the earliest known presences of humans at a high-altitude site, at around 40,000-30,000 BP.

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Country	People's Republic of China
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	31.47°N, 88.81°E · view on map

Nwya Devu is located in People's Republic of China, in Asia.

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