China
Nwya Devu
Time Periods
Paleolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period
Time Periods
Paleolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period
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Nwya Devu (Chinese: 尼阿底; pinyin: Ní'ādǐ; Tibetan: ཉ་དེའུ་གནའ་ཤུལ།, Wylie: Nya-de'u gNa-shul) 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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Time Periods
Paleolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period
Time Periods
Paleolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period