On the origin of modern humans: Asian perspectives

CJ Bae, K Douka, MD Petraglia - science, 2017‏ - science.org
BACKGROUND The earliest fossils of Homo sapiens are located in Africa and dated to the
late Middle Pleistocene. At some point later, modern humans dispersed into Asia and …

When did Homo sapiens first reach Southeast Asia and Sahul?

JF O'Connell, J Allen, MAJ Williams… - Proceedings of the …, 2018‏ - pnas.org
Anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens, AMH) began spreading across Eurasia from
Africa and adjacent Southwest Asia about 50,000–55,000 years ago (ca. 50–55 ka). Some …

Indigenous knowledge and the shackles of wilderness

MS Fletcher, R Hamilton, W Dressler… - Proceedings of the …, 2021‏ - pnas.org
The environmental crises currently grip** the Earth have been codified in a new proposed
geological epoch: the Anthropocene. This epoch, according to the Anthropocene Working …

The earliest unequivocally modern humans in southern China

W Liu, M Martinón-Torres, Y Cai, S **ng, H Tong, S Pei… - Nature, 2015‏ - nature.com
The hominin record from southern Asia for the early Late Pleistocene epoch is scarce. Well-
dated and well-preserved fossils older than∼ 45,000 years that can be unequivocally …

Multiple deeply divergent Denisovan ancestries in Papuans

GS Jacobs, G Hudjashov, L Saag, P Kusuma… - Cell, 2019‏ - cell.com
Genome sequences are known for two archaic hominins—Neanderthals and Denisovans—
which interbred with anatomically modern humans as they dispersed out of Africa. We …

Defining the 'generalist specialist' niche for Pleistocene Homo sapiens

P Roberts, BA Stewart - Nature Human Behaviour, 2018‏ - nature.com
Definitions of our species as unique within the hominin clade have tended to focus on
differences in capacities for symbolism, language, social networking, technological …

[ספר][B] Paleoethnobotany: a handbook of procedures

DM Pearsall - 2016‏ - taylorfrancis.com
This new edition of the definitive work on doing paleoethnobotany brings the book up to date
by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall …

An early modern human presence in Sumatra 73,000–63,000 years ago

KE Westaway, J Louys, RD Awe, MJ Morwood… - Nature, 2017‏ - nature.com
Genetic evidence for anatomically modern humans (AMH) out of Africa before 75 thousand
years ago (ka) and in island southeast Asia (ISEA) before 60 ka (93–61 ka) predates …

[ספר][B] Radiocarbon dating: an archaeological perspective

RE Taylor, O Bar-Yosef - 2016‏ - taylorfrancis.com
This volume is a major revision and expansion of Taylor's seminal book Radiocarbon
Dating: An Archaeological Perspective. It covers the major advances and accomplishments …

A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia

AS Malaspinas, MC Westaway, C Muller, VC Sousa… - Nature, 2016‏ - nature.com
The population history of Aboriginal Australians remains largely uncharacterized. Here we
generate high-coverage genomes for 83 Aboriginal Australians (speakers of Pama …