Human dispersal and plant processing in the Pacific 55,000–50,000 years ago
The nature of Homo sapiens dispersals into the Pacific remains intensely debated. We present archaeological investigations in the Raja Ampat Islands, northwest of New Guinea, that provide the earliest evidence for humans arriving in the Pacific >55–50,000 years ago. The results demonstrate a nort...
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| author | Gaffney, D Tanudirjo, D Djami, ENI Mas'ud, Z Macap, AR Russell, T Dailom, M Ray, Y Higham, T Bradshaw, F Petchey, F Florin, SA Roberts, P Lucas, M Tromp, M Greig, K Xhauflair, H Montenegro, A Hall, R Boulanger, C Ono, R Oertle, A Scholz, D Spitzer, M Szabo, K Bertelli, I Ribechini, E Heberle, S |
| author_facet | Gaffney, D Tanudirjo, D Djami, ENI Mas'ud, Z Macap, AR Russell, T Dailom, M Ray, Y Higham, T Bradshaw, F Petchey, F Florin, SA Roberts, P Lucas, M Tromp, M Greig, K Xhauflair, H Montenegro, A Hall, R Boulanger, C Ono, R Oertle, A Scholz, D Spitzer, M Szabo, K Bertelli, I Ribechini, E Heberle, S |
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| description | The nature of Homo sapiens dispersals into the Pacific remains intensely debated. We present archaeological investigations in the Raja Ampat Islands, northwest of New Guinea, that provide the earliest evidence for humans arriving in the Pacific >55–50,000 years ago. The results demonstrate a northern equatorial route into New Guinea was a viable dispersal corridor to Sahul, alongside a southerly route to Australia. The evidence also indicates that early people visited tropical forests to process tree resins and hunt small animals suggesting that both rainforest and marine resources, rather than a purely maritime specialisation, was important for Pacific peoples’ adaptive success. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:36fa5e76-a85b-4982-8885-4fa8b3a1517e2024-10-08T09:10:45ZHuman dispersal and plant processing in the Pacific 55,000–50,000 years agoJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:36fa5e76-a85b-4982-8885-4fa8b3a1517eEnglishSymplectic ElementsCambridge University Press2024Gaffney, DTanudirjo, DDjami, ENIMas'ud, ZMacap, ARRussell, TDailom, MRay, YHigham, TBradshaw, FPetchey, FFlorin, SARoberts, PLucas, MTromp, MGreig, KXhauflair, HMontenegro, AHall, RBoulanger, COno, ROertle, AScholz, DSpitzer, MSzabo, KBertelli, IRibechini, EHeberle, SThe nature of Homo sapiens dispersals into the Pacific remains intensely debated. We present archaeological investigations in the Raja Ampat Islands, northwest of New Guinea, that provide the earliest evidence for humans arriving in the Pacific >55–50,000 years ago. The results demonstrate a northern equatorial route into New Guinea was a viable dispersal corridor to Sahul, alongside a southerly route to Australia. The evidence also indicates that early people visited tropical forests to process tree resins and hunt small animals suggesting that both rainforest and marine resources, rather than a purely maritime specialisation, was important for Pacific peoples’ adaptive success. |
| spellingShingle | Gaffney, D Tanudirjo, D Djami, ENI Mas'ud, Z Macap, AR Russell, T Dailom, M Ray, Y Higham, T Bradshaw, F Petchey, F Florin, SA Roberts, P Lucas, M Tromp, M Greig, K Xhauflair, H Montenegro, A Hall, R Boulanger, C Ono, R Oertle, A Scholz, D Spitzer, M Szabo, K Bertelli, I Ribechini, E Heberle, S Human dispersal and plant processing in the Pacific 55,000–50,000 years ago |
| title | Human dispersal and plant processing in the Pacific 55,000–50,000 years ago |
| title_full | Human dispersal and plant processing in the Pacific 55,000–50,000 years ago |
| title_fullStr | Human dispersal and plant processing in the Pacific 55,000–50,000 years ago |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human dispersal and plant processing in the Pacific 55,000–50,000 years ago |
| title_short | Human dispersal and plant processing in the Pacific 55,000–50,000 years ago |
| title_sort | human dispersal and plant processing in the pacific 55 000 50 000 years ago |
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