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I tried to wikilink this, but it's a dab and as I wasn't sure which to select, I thought it would be better to intentionally link the dab so others would take a look. --valereee (talk) 11:08, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Fraenir: Thanks for creating the article! Before its newfound fame as an palaeoanthpological site, the Baishiya cave was mainly known as a Tibetan Buddhist site and a local tourist attraction. I think there is enough material for Xiahe mandible to be a standalone article, and the cave article can be expanded with other content unrelated to the fossil. I've found some Chinese sources about the cave. What are your thoughts? -Zanhe (talk) 00:35, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Zanhe, I was thinking the same thing...that the mandible is likely notable enough. I've emailed Zhang to ask if she'll upload some of her photos of both the mandible and the cave. No response, but I'm sure she's gotten a lot of email in the last couple days! It might not be a bad idea to ask in Chinese, too, if you'd want to do that? She's clearly fluent in English, but a request in her own language might not seem as weird. --valereee (talk) 09:31, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, go ahead. I have no problems with splitting the mandible into its own article. It looks like they've only started serious research at the cave recently, so I expect more information will be forthcoming in the future, so perhaps they might find some other interesting stuff there as well.Fraenir (talk) 13:13, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Fraenir and Valereee: I've completed the split and expanded the articles a bit, please take a look. I've also nominated the articles for ITN as it's a significant scientific discovery. See nomination page. -Zanhe (talk) 09:11, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Zanhe, got there too late to comment, it had already been posted. I'm thinking maybe we could do a three-way nom for DYK? I'd love to have it get the image spot! Has anyone found a free-use image of that mandible? --valereee (talk) 12:31, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Since Xiahe mandible is already featured as a blurb on ITN, which gets far more attention, it's no longer eligible for DYK. Baishiya Karst Cave is still eligible, and I'm working on the other scientist Chen Fahu. I normally nominate scientists separately from their contributions, because from my experience, when they're featured in the same DYK, readers tend to focus their attention on the findings and ignore the scientist articles. -Zanhe (talk) 22:36, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Valereee and Fraenir: Well, I was too lazy to come up with two interesting hooks, so I went ahead and bundled the remaining three articles together in a single nomination. Please see nomination page and feel free to suggest alternative hooks there. -Zanhe (talk) 00:33, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't we add a mention of the newly discovered rib bone? The rib was found in an archaeological layer dated to 48,000–32,000 years ago, so it's much more recent than the mandible. Source: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2024/july/first-known-denisovan-rib-could-reveal-more-about-ancient-human-relatives.html 98.123.38.211 (talk) 23:11, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]