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] Oldest human occupation of Wallacea at Laili Cave, Timor-Leste, shows broad-spectrum foraging responses to late Pleistocene environments
Abstract The Wallacea Archipelago provides an extraordinary laboratory for the study of
human colonisation and adaptation, yet few detailed archaeological studies have been …
human colonisation and adaptation, yet few detailed archaeological studies have been …
[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] Least-cost pathway models indicate northern human dispersal from Sunda to Sahul
Archaeological records from Australia provide the earliest, indirect evidence for maritime
crossings by early modern humans, as the islands to the north-west of the continent …
crossings by early modern humans, as the islands to the north-west of the continent …
Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands
Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …
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 …
78,000-year-old record of Middle and Later Stone Age innovation in an East African tropical forest
Abstract The Middle to Later Stone Age transition in Africa has been debated as a significant
shift in human technological, cultural, and cognitive evolution. However, the majority of …
shift in human technological, cultural, and cognitive evolution. However, the majority of …
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 …
Isotopic evidence for initial coastal colonization and subsequent diversification in the human occupation of Wallacea
The resource-poor, isolated islands of Wallacea have been considered a major adaptive
obstacle for hominins expanding into Australasia. Archaeological evidence has hinted that …
obstacle for hominins expanding into Australasia. Archaeological evidence has hinted that …
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 …