Preliminary analysis indicated the remains belonged to a child between six and eight years old, nicknamed 'Pangpond' after a popular Thai cartoon character.
Sources
- News - 29,000-Year-Old Child's Skeleton Unearthed in Thailand Cave - Archaeology Magazine (archaeology.org)
- https://www.thaipbsworld.com/around-thailand/ancient-child-skeleton,-nicknamed-'pangpond,'-unearthed-in-thailand,-rewriting-prehistory (thaipbsworld.com)
- https://thailand.prd.go.th/en/content/page/index/id/368036 (thailand.prd.go.th)
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