Early human settlement of Sahul was not an accident

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 Wallacea, with at least one approaching 100 km. Whether these crossings were accidental or intentional is unknown. Using coast...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific reports 2019-06, Vol.9 (1), p.8220-10, Article 8220
Hauptverfasser: Bird, Michael I., Condie, Scott A., O’Connor, Sue, O’Grady, Damien, Reepmeyer, Christian, Ulm, Sean, Zega, Mojca, Saltré, Frédérik, Bradshaw, Corey J. A.
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Sprache:eng
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631/181/2469
631/181/27
Archaeology
Australia
Drift
Hominids
Human Migration
Human settlements
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
multidisciplinary
New Guinea
Oceans and Seas
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Zusammenfassung: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 Wallacea, with at least one approaching 100 km. Whether these crossings were accidental or intentional is unknown. Using coastal-viewshed analysis and ocean drift modelling combined with population projections, we show that the probability of randomly reaching Sahul by any route is
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-42946-9