Shevan Wilkin

Apr 23, 2023 | theaustraliatoday.com.au | Nicole Boivin |Li Tang |Michael Petraglia |Shevan Wilkin

By Nicole Boivin, Li Tang, Michael Petraglia, and Shevan WilkinIt’s not called the Third Pole for nothing. The Tibetan Plateau forms the major portion of a vast upland area of ice and glaciers that covers some 100,000 square kilometres of Earth’s surface. It is a cold, arid and unforgiving landscape that couldn’t be more different from the warm plains and valleys that gave rise to our species. Yet, for thousands of years the Tibetan Plateau has been occupied by Homo sapiens.

Apr 16, 2023 | phys.org | Nicole Boivin |Li Tang |Michael Petraglia |Shevan Wilkin

It's not called the Third Pole for nothing. The Tibetan Plateau forms the major portion of a vast upland area of ice and glaciers that covers some 100,000 square kilometers of Earth's surface.