In a Perspective, researchers explore the dispersal of anatomically modern humans in a region extending from South China to the Australia-New Guinea area; the authors evaluate evidence from Madjedbebe, an archaeological site in northern Australia, and find that a recent estimate dating the site to 65,000 years ago is likely invalid, findings offering potential insight into human dispersal in Southeast Asia and surrounding regions.
Article #18-08385: "When didHomo sapiens first reach Southeast Asia and Sahul?" by James F. O'Connell et al.
MEDIA CONTACT: James F. O'Connell, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; tel: 801-673-4458; e-mail: <oconnell@anthro.utah.edu>; Alan Cooper, University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA; tel: +61-0406383884, email: <alan.cooper@adelaide.edu.au> Jim Allen, LaTrobe University, Broulee, AUSTRALIA; +61-2-4471-7775, email: <jjallen8@bigpond.net.au>
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Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences