Oldest cave art found in Sulawesi
Indonesia harbors some of the oldest known surviving cave art. Previously, the earliest
dated rock art from this region was a figurative painting of a Sulawesi warty pig (Sus …
dated rock art from this region was a figurative painting of a Sulawesi warty pig (Sus …
[HTML][HTML] Forty-thousand years of maritime subsistence near a changing shoreline on Alor Island (Indonesia)
We report archaeological findings from a significant new cave site on Alor Island, Indonesia,
with an in situ basal date of 40,208–38,454 cal BP. Twenty thousand years older than the …
with an in situ basal date of 40,208–38,454 cal BP. Twenty thousand years older than the …
[HTML][HTML] Islands on the edge: 42,000-year-old occupation of the Tanimbar islands and its implications for the Sunda-Sahul early human migration discourse
Tanimbar is one of the main island groups in Wallacea included in Birdsell's early human
migration routes from Sunda to Sahul, situated at the easternmost end of south Wallacea on …
migration routes from Sunda to Sahul, situated at the easternmost end of south Wallacea on …
Landscape rules predict optimal superhighways for the first peopling of Sahul
Archaeological data and demographic modelling suggest that the peopling of Sahul
required substantial populations, occurred rapidly within a few thousand years and …
required substantial populations, occurred rapidly within a few thousand years and …
Stochastic models support rapid peopling of Late Pleistocene Sahul
The peopling of Sahul (the combined continent of Australia and New Guinea) represents the
earliest continental migration and settlement event of solely anatomically modern humans …
earliest continental migration and settlement event of solely anatomically modern humans …
Early human settlement of Sahul was not an accident
The first peopling of Sahul (Australia, New Guinea and the Aru Islands joined at lower sea
levels) by anatomically modern humans required multiple maritime crossings through …
levels) by anatomically modern humans required multiple maritime crossings through …
No evidence for widespread island extinctions after Pleistocene hominin arrival
The arrival of modern humans into previously unoccupied island ecosystems is closely
linked to widespread extinction, and a key reason cited for Pleistocene megafauna …
linked to widespread extinction, and a key reason cited for Pleistocene megafauna …
The construction and optimization of ecological security pattern in the Harbin-Changchun urban agglomeration, China
R Guo, T Wu, M Liu, M Huang, L Stendardo… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Urban agglomerations have become a new geographical unit in China, breaking the
administrative fortresses between cities, which means that the population and economic …
administrative fortresses between cities, which means that the population and economic …
Widespread Denisovan ancestry in Island Southeast Asia but no evidence of substantial super-archaic hominin admixture
The hominin fossil record of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) indicates that at least two endemic
'super-archaic'species—Homo luzonensis and H. floresiensis—were present around the …
'super-archaic'species—Homo luzonensis and H. floresiensis—were present around the …
Javanese Homo erectus on the move in SE Asia circa 1.8 Ma
The migration of Homo erectus in Southeast Asia during Early Pleistocene is cardinal to our
comprehension of the evolution of the genus Homo. However, the limited consideration of …
comprehension of the evolution of the genus Homo. However, the limited consideration of …