Preliminary analysis indicated the remains belonged to a child between six and eight years old, nicknamed 'Pangpond' after a popular Thai cartoon character.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent outlets including Thai government PRD site, Thai PBS World (original announcement source), Live Science, and Wikipedia's entry on the PangPond cartoon character. Minor variance in age reporting (some round to 'about eight') but official figure of six-to-eight is well corroborated.
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)