Archaeological Insights into Ancient Settlements and Climate Change on Alor Island
Makpan Cave on Alor Island provides a deep dive into 43,000 years of human history, showing how early inhabitants adapted ...
Tag: fishing
The act of catching fish for food or sport.
[Paper] Catch ‘em When the Water is Low: Longue Durée Hypothesis on Floodplains Fishing and its Rhythm in the Palembang and Jambi Region of Sumatra
Interdisciplinary study reveals the historical significance of floodplain fisheries in Sumatra's Palembang and Jambi, integral to ancient trade and survival.
[Paper] Homo sapiens in Island Southeast Asia: Toward a Maritime Specialization?
Studies of ancient coastal adaptations in ISEA reveal advanced maritime skills and cognitive capabilities of early humans, marking a key ...
[Paper] The Exploitation of Toxic Fish from the Terminal Pleistocene in Maritime Southeast Asia: A Case Study from the Mindoro Archaeological Sites, Philippines
via Animals, 26 June 2023: This paper by Pawlik et al. highlights the catch and use of toxic fish, demonstrating ...
World Archaeology: Islands and Hominin Adaptation
The latest issue of World Archaeology has the theme of Islands and Hominin Adaptation, with a number of papers related ...
[Paper] Let’s catch octopus for dinner: ancient inventions of octopus lures in the Mariana Islands of the remote tropical pacific
via World Archaeology, 02 July 2022: The oldest known octopus lure can be found in the Marianas and linked to ...
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[Talk] The boat & the plough: biocultural heritage and the archaeology of the Mekong
Exciting talk by Veronica Walker next week (24 January) on the cultural landscape of the Mekong and the role of ...
Fishhooks, Lures, and Sinkers: Intensive Manufacture of Marine Technology from the Terminal Pleistocene at Makpan Cave, Alor Island, Indonesia
via The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 06 April 2021: A new paper by Langley et al. on a ...
[Paper] Holocene development and human use of mangroves and limestone forest at an ancient hong lagoon in the Tràng An karst, Ninh Binh, Vietnam
via Quartenary Science Reviews, 15 August 2020: Some research out of Vietnam exploring how humans exploited ancient mangrove landscapes in ...
[Book] Prehistoric Maritime Cultures and Seafaring in East Asia
New book from Springer on maritime cultures and exchange in East Asia. There are some papers that are relevant to ...
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