Austronesian Phonological Change by Arthur Holmer

“…Finally, a tentative chronology of Austronesian phonological changes is presented (in part based upon the theories of Dahl), and compared, as far as possible, with known historial evidence concerning the migrations of the Austronesian peoples -and a phonological «pseudo-classification» of Austronesian languages is given, thereby demonstrating the dangers which lie in relying solely upon phonological evidence when working with linguistic classification.  …”
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Investigating cultural evolution using phylogenetic analysis: the origins and descent of the southeast Asian tradition of warp ikat weaving. by Christopher D Buckley

“…The warp ikat method of making decorated textiles is one of the most geographically widespread in southeast Asia, being used by Austronesian peoples in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, and Daic peoples on the Asian mainland. …”
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Community Essay: Challenges for sustainability in cultures where regard for the future may not be present by M. James C. Crabbe

“…How can we connect the “future perspective” mismatch between Austronesian people like the Bajau and conservationists from developed countries who want to protect the reefs for future generations? …”
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Early Austronesians Cultivated Rice and Millet Together: Tracing Taiwan’s First Neolithic Crops by Zhenhua Deng, Zhenhua Deng, Su-chiu Kuo, Mike T. Carson, Hsiao-chun Hung

“…These new findings support the hypothesis that the southeast coast of mainland China was the origin of proto-Austronesian people who brought their crops and other cultural traditions across the Taiwan Strait 4,800 years ago and eventually farther into Island Southeast Asia.…”
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Obsidian Sourcing and Characterization in the Celebes Region: An Initial Interpretation on the “Celebes Seafaring People” by Neri Leee Anthony M.

“…During the Neolithic Period (ca. 6000–5000 BP), the Austronesians entered the Philippines altering the cultural landscape and heralding the beginning of the Neolithic. The Austronesian people continued expanding through Island Southeast Asia, the Pacific, and as far as Madagascar. …”
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The genetic history of Mayotte and Madagascar cattle breeds mirrors the complex pattern of human exchanges in Western Indian Ocean by Jessica Magnier, Tom Druet, Michel Naves, Mélissa Ouvrard, Solène Raoul, Jérôme Janelle, Katayoun Moazami-Goudarzi, Matthieu Lesnoff, Emmanuel Tillard, Mathieu Gautier, Laurence Flori

“…Their common ancestral cattle population originates from an admixture between an admixed African zebu population and an Indian zebu that occurred around the 12th century at the time of the earliest contacts between human African populations of the Swahili corridor and Austronesian people from Southeast Asia in Comoros and Madagascar. …”
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A Glocalised National Narrative: A Siraya-based Discourse In The Tai-gi Puppet Play Blitzkrieg Siraya by Tenn , Nga-i

“…It tells of how descendants of Han immigrants and Siraya, a lowland Austronesian people populating southern Taiwan, transcend mutual animosity and fight together against an evil spirit to defend their homeland. …”
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Genomic Insights Into the Unique Demographic History and Genetic Structure of Five Hmong-Mien-Speaking Miao and Yao Populations in Southwest China by Meiqing Yang, Guanglin He, Guanglin He, Guanglin He, Zheng Ren, Qiyan Wang, Yubo Liu, Hongling Zhang, Han Zhang, Jing Chen, Jingyan Ji, Jing Zhao, Jing Zhao, Jianxin Guo, Jianxin Guo, Kongyang Zhu, Kongyang Zhu, Xiaomin Yang, Xiaomin Yang, Rui Wang, Rui Wang, Hao Ma, Hao Ma, Chuan-Chao Wang, Chuan-Chao Wang, Chuan-Chao Wang, Chuan-Chao Wang, Jiang Huang

“…Southern China was the original center of multiple ancestral populations related to modern Hmong-Mien, Tai-Kadai, Austroasiatic, and Austronesian people. More recent genetic surveys have focused on the fine-scale genetic structure and admixture history of southern Chinese populations, but the genetic formation and diversification of Hmong-Mien speakers are far from clear due to the sparse genetic sampling. …”
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