Zhong, JiemeiJiemeiZhongYao, YanyanYanyanYaoYu, ShengnanShengnanYuTang, MinMinTangWu, XiaochunXiaochunWuTang, ZhongyongZhongyongTangShen, GuanjunGuanjunShenWang, WeiWeiWangHuang, Chun-YuanChun-YuanHuangShen, Chuan-ChouChuan-ChouShen2026-03-132026-03-132026-04https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105030062226https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/736314The first “Out of Africa” of Homo sapiens was about 200 thousand years ago (ka). However, the migration to East Asia is still under debate. Here, we present new radiometric U-Th dating results of speleothem samples from Fuyan Cave in southern China to constrain the intervening archaeological sediment level associated with the Daoxian H. sapiens. Results show that the hominin-bearing layer is bracketed between 230.2 ± 4.3 and 130.7 ± 1.4 ka. In combination with chronological data from this and other archaeological sites, our findings suggest that the dispersal of modern humans into East Asia should be earlier than 130 ka.130 kaDaoxian homininHomo sapiensSpeleothemU-Th datingjournal article10.1016/j.jasrep.2026.105631