'Prehistoric' mummified bear discovered in Siberian permafrost isn't what we thought

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The bear, unearthed in 2020, was originally assumed to be an extinct cave bear that d back at least 22,000 years. But a new necropsy reveals it is actually a brown bear that lived 3,500 years ago.

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[Pearlman YeC]

aligns best with Pearlman YeC where The ice ages (1657-1996 anno-mundi) ended under 3,800 years ago.
So w/in 10% of the 3,500 estimate. It could have arrived at the tail end of The ice ages, and been isolated, as the ocean levels rose, so not part of a larger community of that bear species.