该文来自中国社会科学院考古研究所的网站，中国考古学网（英文）。转自新华社。
From：Xinhua News Writer： Date：2013-03-07
Indonesian archeologists have planned to conduct excavation again in a cave in South Sumatra of the country in April as they predict there are still many prehistoric neo-mongoloid human bones in the cave, an official said on Monday.
A national archeologist team had conducted four excavations in Tiger Cave, Baturaja, Ogan Komering Ulu District, and unearthed prehistoric relics in the site, head of Ogan Komering Ulu Tourism Office Aufa Sarkomi said in South Sumatra.
"During the last two months, the national archeologist team had done four excavations and will continue the dig in April as hundreds of prehistoric neo-mongoloid human bones are predicted still buried with relics inside the cave," he said, quoted by the Antara news wire.
The archeologists had found some cave paintings, funnel axes, ceramics, burial objects and 66 human bones after they dug three meters deep during the previous excavation.
According to the archeologists, the structures of the relics indicated that the cave was once inhabited by prehistoric human of the neo-mongoloid race and the location also became a mass grave in 3,000 year ago, Sarkomi said.
The found relics would be well preserved and the authorities would develop Harimau Cave, located in Putri Cave natural tourism complex of Baturaja, as one of the main tourism destination.

这是另一篇，来自当地的旅游网站。
说在当地的老虎洞及在同村的另外一个洞，2008年到2013年的挖掘中，发现了72个约3000年前的蒙古人种头骨，并且挖掘仍在进行中。考古学家推测，老虎洞的人类历史开始于1万5千年前，至少有三种不同（历史时期）的文化存在，最晚的约为3500年前。
The most popular destination in this region is taken from Harimau Cave and Putri Cave. Both caves are located in Padangbindu village, about 35 kilometers from Baturaja. At these cave, Since 2008 to mid-2013 the archaelogists have found 72 skeletons of Mongoloid race with prediction 3,000 years of age and the excavation is still running. Moreover, ini Harimau Cave, the archeologists predicted that it has been used since 15 centuries ago and at least there are 3 different cultures have founded with the last culture is 3,500 years.

另一扁新闻报道说：
老虎洞已发现的78具可能是南岛人与美拉尼西亚人，已进行dna研究，以找到他们与当地居民的关系。
当地的民族是南棒族。
南棒语与巴塔克语是苏门答腊岛上唯一的二个土著语言。或者说这二个语言是唯一只存在于该岛的语言。
According to Simanjuntak, the 78 skeletons were presumably of the Austronesia and Austromelanesid race, which existed three thousand to 14 thousand years ago.
"Or might be more around twenty thousand years ago because those buried at two meters depth were assumed to be 14 thousand years old. We have now begun digging more than four meters deep," Professor Simanjuntak stated.
Meanwhile, Head of Tourism Office of Ogan Komering Ulu District Aufa Sarkomi during his visit to Harimau Cave noted that the team of the National Archaeology Study Center will conduct DNA testing on some of the skeletons to identify their relationship to modern humans and especially with the native tribe of Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU).
The DNA testing expert will collect samples from the leg bones and teeth to extract DNA from the prehistoric human fossils.

实际上同一地区，并非只有老虎洞这个遗迹。
当地还有数百个巨石像。
这些巨石像与世界其他地区的巨石像有个很大的区别，
就是每个人物都有自己独特的表情或者动作。此外，这些巨石象许多被人破坏，许多头部被人砍掉。有人认为马来人（指马来族）来到当地，征服当地居民，破坏了这些石像。
当地发现的远古巨石像，当地有很多这类巨石像，不知道何人所建。
这是一个带着帽子的男子，跪在地上，手里抱着一个小老虎。

一位似乎在低头沉思的男子，当地每个石像的人物都有他们各自独特的动作与表情。不清楚其代表什么含义。

这篇报道来自中国社会科学院考古研究所的网站
http://www.kaogu.net.cn/html/en/News/New_discoveries/2013/1026/43137.html
对考古学有兴趣的朋友，可以去这个网站看看。不过，需要有比较好的英文水平。

看了一篇老虎洞人骨文章，老虎洞晚期居民（文中认为老虎洞人骨是1800-4500多年前）与2000多年前的越南某地人、及福建溪头、昙石山地区（4000-5000年前）的居民最为接近，福建昙石山文化居民全部指数落在蒙古人种范畴，但更接近南蒙古人种。看来south mongolodis ，更合适，不过，新华社及中国考古文的确是用的Neo Mongoloids，北蒙古人种。那时还未有该文，可能是一种初步的推测。但这篇2016年的人骨研究文章也提到，有理论认为，与北蒙古人有亲缘关系之群体，来到东南亚，替代并混合当地的土著澳洲人种，形成了现在东南亚人。文中认为，早期老虎洞人类似澳洲人种，而晚期老虎洞人与包括现在台湾土著在内的现在南岛语居民接近，并一定程度上具有北方蒙古人种之特征。

实际上，蒙古人种由南到北，的确存在替换其他人种的过程。这里是说的neo，为什么要一定理解成北亚。neo只相对成熟的蒙古大人种特征，所谓相对，可以有不同程度的理解。

以颅骨16项指标，老虎洞人与周围群体的关系。
从图中似乎可以看出
与老虎洞人（晚期）最接近的是福建溪头古人群、越南hoa diem古人群。与现在老虎洞人最接近的是越南hoa diem古人群及台湾布农族。这几个群体，高度类聚。
大部分相对接近西伯利亚人群的远古中国南北各地居民，刚好位于现在西伯利亚人群与现在东南亚人之间。而晚期的老虎洞人、2000年前越南某地人、现在的“老虎洞地区居民”、现在的台湾布农族刚好位于其中与现在东南亚人接近那部分。

78人中：婴儿2人；儿童8人；青少年9人；成人31人；无法鉴定26人。
男19人；女13人；无法鉴定44人。
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洞穴中发现的史前壁画

发现的乌钢石

考古学团队对现在的老虎洞原住民进行研究，以确定与古老虎洞人的联系。
现在老虎洞一带的原住民，照片来自研究报告的插图。