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posted by cmn32480 on Sunday September 04 2016, @03:28PM   Printer-friendly
from the how'd-we-end-up-here? dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

The Tibetan Plateau, as the Earth's third pole, has long been of interest to science, especially in relation to its human history. Over the last few decades, our understanding of the history of human occupation of the Tibetan Plateau has significantly improved as a result of progress made in archaeological, genetic and earth science studies. However, arguments remain about major discrepancies that exist between the findings of studies based on different materials and using different approaches. A recent study did a comprehensive review of previous studies of the human history of the Tibetan Plateau and the nature of human adaptation to the high elevation environment.

The study is published in the latest issue of Science China: Earth Sciences, and is titled "History and possible mechanisms of prehistoric human migration to the Tibetan Plateau". The research is led by Lanzhou University, the Gansu Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeological Research, the Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeological Research and the Tibetan Cultural Relic Conservation Institute.

Prehistoric human history on the Tibetan Plateau is a hotly debated topic. Recent studies have not only yielded a large amount of archaeological material and genetic information about the Tibetan people, but they have also proposed divergent hypotheses. A comprehensive analysis of this diverse material, and of the resulting conclusions, is urgently required.


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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by fishybell on Sunday September 04 2016, @05:16PM

    by fishybell (3156) on Sunday September 04 2016, @05:16PM (#397442)

    As far as I can tell, calling it the "third pole" seems to be purely marketing for non-profits raising money for local assistance and for-profits selling tours.

    There is nothing about the Himalayas that makes it the third pole. People claim it so because of the height of Mt. Everest, but that's like saying the Mariana's Trench is the 4th pole, just because it's really deep, or New Zealand is the 5th pole because it's really green. The north and south poles are not called poles because of their height.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 04 2016, @07:52PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 04 2016, @07:52PM (#397478)

    I'm surprized they're not calling it the fifth pole, since the first four are the geographic poles (2) and the magnetic poles (another 2).

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday September 04 2016, @08:54PM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday September 04 2016, @08:54PM (#397501) Journal

      Nahhh, they aren't that sophisticated. They don't even understand what bipolar is, so four polse is definitely out of their reach.

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday September 04 2016, @10:30PM

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Sunday September 04 2016, @10:30PM (#397541)

    New Zealand is the 5th pole because it's really green

    As a New Zealander I object. We would prefer to be known as the stripper's pole.

    Thank you, that is all.

  • (Score: 1) by toddestan on Monday September 05 2016, @03:46PM

    by toddestan (4982) on Monday September 05 2016, @03:46PM (#397819)

    I always figured it's called that because it's inhospitable and nearly uninhabited much like the two actual poles. But so is Mariana's Trench, so I dunno.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 05 2016, @06:07PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 05 2016, @06:07PM (#397860)
    The third Pole is part of a bar joke.