Tag: Pleistocene

42,000-year-old human occupation in Tanimbar Islands reveals early maritime technology and resource exploitation, shedding light on ancient migration routes. #southeastasianarchaeology ...

Sawafuji et al. reveal new insights into hominin evolution and dispersal in East and Southeast Asia, using ancient DNA and ...

Makpan Cave on Alor Island provides a deep dive into 43,000 years of human history, showing how early inhabitants adapted ...

Fodongdi Cave, China reveals diverse Pleistocene tool-making techniques adapting to climatic changes between 18.37-13.85 cal ka BP.

Examining Pleistocene human dispersal in southern Wallacea, focusing on societal changes, maritime adaptations, and emergence of new technologies and artistic ...

Archaeological study reveals Sahul's vast submerged land off Australia, once home to up to 500,000 people, reshaped by sea level ...

Studies of ancient coastal adaptations in ISEA reveal advanced maritime skills and cognitive capabilities of early humans, marking a key ...

via Quaternary Science Advances, January 2024: Another paper by Samper Carro et al. on the Matja Kuru 2 cave in ...

via Quaternary International, 30 November 2023: Ngalau Gupin, a karstic cave system in Sumatra, has unveiled a diverse Pleistocene faunal ...

via L'Anthropologie, 27 October 2023: This paper by Forestier et al. discusses the Hoabinhian toolkit, which includes weighty, thick tools ...