Abstract The Wallacea Archipelago provides an extraordinary laboratory for the study of
human colonisation and adaptation, yet few detailed archaeological studies have been …

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 …

The resource-poor, isolated islands of Wallacea have been considered a major adaptive
obstacle for hominins expanding into Australasia. Archaeological evidence has hinted that …

Previous research indicates that human genetic diversity in Wallacea—islands in present-
day Eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste that were never part of the Sunda or Sahul …

Abstract Analysis of the spatial and temporal structure of global island colonization allows us
to frame the extent of insular human cultural diversity, model the impact of common …

The crossing of the Wallacean islands and settlement of Sahul by modern humans over
50,000 years ago, represents the earliest successful seafaring of our species anywhere in …

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 …

The Wallacean archipelago between the Indian and Pacific Oceans is a critical
biogeographic boundary for all kinds of animals, from butterflies to birds. Humans are no …

Archaeological research in the Philippines has significantly intensified over the past 20
years and is producing useful insights into the Prehistory of this diverse archipelago that is of …

The insular region of Wallacea has become a focal point for studying Pleistocene human
ecological and cultural adaptations in island environments, however, little is understood …