When did Homo sapiens first reach Southeast Asia and Sahul?
JF O'Connell, J Allen, MAJ Williams… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
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 …
Africa and adjacent Southwest Asia about 50,000–55,000 years ago (ca. 50–55 ka). Some …
Insights into human history from the first decade of ancient human genomics
Recent advancements in DNA sequencing technologies and laboratory preparation
protocols have rapidly expanded the scope of ancient DNA research over the past decade …
protocols have rapidly expanded the scope of ancient DNA research over the past decade …
A global environmental crisis 42,000 years ago
Geological archives record multiple reversals of Earth's magnetic poles, but the global
impacts of these events, if any, remain unclear. Uncertain radiocarbon calibration has limited …
impacts of these events, if any, remain unclear. Uncertain radiocarbon calibration has limited …
[HTML][HTML] Knowledge co-production for Indigenous adaptation pathways: transform post-colonial articulation complexes to empower local decision-making
Co-production between scientific and Indigenous knowledge has been identified as useful
to generating adaptation pathways with Indigenous peoples, who are attached to their …
to generating adaptation pathways with Indigenous peoples, who are attached to their …
An ancestral recombination graph of human, Neanderthal, and Denisovan genomes
Many humans carry genes from Neanderthals, a legacy of past admixture. Existing methods
detect this archaic hominin ancestry within human genomes using patterns of linkage …
detect this archaic hominin ancestry within human genomes using patterns of linkage …
[HTML][HTML] Stochastic models support rapid peopling of Late Pleistocene Sahul
The peopling of Sahul (the combined continent of Australia and New Guinea) represents the
earliest continental migration and settlement event of solely anatomically modern humans …
earliest continental migration and settlement event of solely anatomically modern humans …
[HTML][HTML] Least-cost pathway models indicate northern human dispersal from Sunda to Sahul
Archaeological records from Australia provide the earliest, indirect evidence for maritime
crossings by early modern humans, as the islands to the north-west of the continent …
crossings by early modern humans, as the islands to the north-west of the continent …
[HTML][HTML] Landscape rules predict optimal superhighways for the first peopling of Sahul
Archaeological data and demographic modelling suggest that the peopling of Sahul
required substantial populations, occurred rapidly within a few thousand years and …
required substantial populations, occurred rapidly within a few thousand years and …
[HTML][HTML] Extinction of eastern Sahul megafauna coincides with sustained environmental deterioration
SA Hocknull, R Lewis, LJ Arnold, T Pietsch… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Explanations for the Upper Pleistocene extinction of megafauna from Sahul
(Australia and New Guinea) remain unresolved. Extinction hypotheses have advanced …
(Australia and New Guinea) remain unresolved. Extinction hypotheses have advanced …
Contemporary demographic reconstruction methods are robust to genome assembly quality: a case study in Tasmanian devils
Reconstructing species' demographic histories is a central focus of molecular ecology and
evolution. Recently, an expanding suite of methods leveraging either the sequentially …
evolution. Recently, an expanding suite of methods leveraging either the sequentially …