Ust-Ishim bone
Ust-Ishim bone
To date the oldest anatomically modern human has been found in Russian Siberia near Ust-Ishim town. The bone of about 45 thousand years old person washed out in the steep bank of Irtysh river and has been found in 2008. Surprisingly, it has been preserved good enough to allow for a DNA test, which showed conclusively that this was Homo Sapiens Sapiens.

Wiki has more info for those who want to delve into this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ust%27-Ishim_man

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