via Tempo, 25 December 2019: The stone tools in question are not a new find, they are from the Huon Bay in Papua New Guinea. Article is in Bahasa Indonesia. Thanks to Hari Suroto for the link.
Peneliti dari Balai Arkeologi Papua, Hari Suroto, menjelaskan bahwa telah ditemukan bukti kehidupan manusia pertama Papua sekitar 50 ribu tahun lalu, berupa kapak batu. Bukti tersebut ditemukan di Situs Teluk Huon, Papua Nugini.
“Bukti arkeologi ini berupa kapak batu yang disebut dengan waisted atau kapak berpinggang. Manusia pertama di Papua ini dikenal dengan Austromelanesia, yang menjadi nenek moyang orang Papua, Papua Nugini dan Melanesia,” ujar Hari, Selasa, 24 Desember 2019.
Nenek moyang pertama ini, menurut Hari, membawa pengetahuan berharga yaitu pembuatan api. Bisa dikatakan bahwa orang Austromelanesia ini yang pertama kali mengeksploitasi daerah Pulau Nugini. “Di Indonesia belum ditemukan, itu baru di Papua Nugini,” katanya.
Source: Kapak Batu Ditemukan di Papua, Bukti Kehidupan 50 Ribu Tahun Lalu? – Tekno Tempo.co
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The featured stories look at the new Indonesia–India conservation project at Prambanan, focusing on the temple complex’s ruined perwara shrines, and a striking Late Prehistoric find in northeast Thailand: a remarkably complete Phimai Black vessel discovered as water levels fell at Mun Bon Dam.⠀
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Temples, pottery, reservoirs, and a little scheduled rest. Back again on 27 July.⠀
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The featured stories look at the new Indonesia–India conservation project at Prambanan, focusing on the temple complex’s ruined perwara shrines, and a striking Late Prehistoric find in northeast Thailand: a remarkably complete Phimai Black vessel discovered as water levels fell at Mun Bon Dam.⠀
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Temples, pottery, reservoirs, and a little scheduled rest. Back again on 27 July.⠀
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Read this week’s newsletter: [link in bio]⠀
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