New evidence from East Timor contributes to our understanding of earliest modern human colonisation east of the Sunda Shelf

Sue O'Connor*

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    Abstract

    New dates by which modern humans reached East Timor prompts this very useful update of the colonisation of Island Southeast Asia. The author addresses all the difficult questions: why are the dates for modern humans in Australia earlier than they are in Island Southeast Asia? Which route did they use to get there? If they used the southern route, why or how did they manage to bypass Flores, where Homo floresiensis, the famous non-sapiens hominin known to the world as the 'hobbit' was already in residence? New work at the rock shelter of Jerimalai suggests some answers and new research directions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)523-535
    Number of pages13
    JournalAntiquity
    Volume81
    Issue number313
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2007

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