Fossil bones found in Laotian cave are oldest evidence for modern humans in mainland South-East Asia, say scientists

Bone fragments found in a mountain cave in northern Laos are the oldest evidence of modern humans in South-East Asia, suggesting our species was in the region much earlier than previously thought, say scientists.

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