More than a decade of genetic research on the Denisovans
Denisovans, a group of now extinct humans who lived in Eastern Eurasia in the Middle and
Late Pleistocene, were first identified from DNA sequences just over a decade ago. Only ten …
Late Pleistocene, were first identified from DNA sequences just over a decade ago. Only ten …
[HTML][HTML] Direct dating of human fossils and the ever-changing story of human evolution
R Gruen, C Stringer - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
This review is a follow up to Grün et al.(2006): Direct Dating of Human Fossils. Since that
time there has been progress on the experimental side of the geochronological analyses …
time there has been progress on the experimental side of the geochronological analyses …
Genome of a middle Holocene hunter-gatherer from Wallacea
Much remains unknown about the population history of early modern humans in southeast
Asia, where the archaeological record is sparse and the tropical climate is inimical to the …
Asia, where the archaeological record is sparse and the tropical climate is inimical to the …
Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands
Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …
Early human settlement of Sahul was not an accident
The first peopling of Sahul (Australia, New Guinea and the Aru Islands joined at lower sea
levels) by anatomically modern humans required multiple maritime crossings through …
levels) by anatomically modern humans required multiple maritime crossings through …
Ancient genomes from the last three millennia support multiple human dispersals into Wallacea
Previous research indicates that human genetic diversity in Wallacea—islands in present-
day Eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste that were never part of the Sunda or Sahul …
day Eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste that were never part of the Sunda or Sahul …
Pleistocene Water Crossings and Adaptive Flexibility Within the Homo Genus
D Gaffney - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2021 - Springer
Pleistocene water crossings, long thought to be an innovation of Homo sapiens, may extend
beyond our species to encompass Middle and Early Pleistocene Homo. However, it remains …
beyond our species to encompass Middle and Early Pleistocene Homo. However, it remains …
A new 44,000-year sequence from Asitau Kuru (Jerimalai), Timor-Leste, indicates long-term continuity in human behaviour
In this paper, we look at a situation of long-term continuity to understand the circumstances
that mediate against behavioural change. Using newly excavated material from Asitau Kuru …
that mediate against behavioural change. Using newly excavated material from Asitau Kuru …
[HTML][HTML] Forty-thousand years of maritime subsistence near a changing shoreline on Alor Island (Indonesia)
We report archaeological findings from a significant new cave site on Alor Island, Indonesia,
with an in situ basal date of 40,208–38,454 cal BP. Twenty thousand years older than the …
with an in situ basal date of 40,208–38,454 cal BP. Twenty thousand years older than the …
Terminal Pleistocene emergence of maritime interaction networks across Wallacea
The crossing of the Wallacean islands and settlement of Sahul by modern humans over
50,000 years ago, represents the earliest successful seafaring of our species anywhere in …
50,000 years ago, represents the earliest successful seafaring of our species anywhere in …