[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

3 July 2023

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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

8 May 2023 - Updated on 14 May 2023

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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

1 August 2022

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via World Archaeology, 02 July 2022: The oldest known octopus lure can be found in the Marianas and linked to ...

[Talk] The boat & the plough: biocultural heritage and the archaeology of the Mekong

19 January 2022

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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

8 April 2021

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via The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 06 April 2021: A new paper by Langley et al. on a ...

Trang An Landscape. Source: Quartenary Science Review 2020

[Paper] Holocene development and human use of mangroves and limestone forest at an ancient hong lagoon in the Tràng An karst, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

13 July 2020 - Updated on 4 December 2020

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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

6 December 2019 - Updated on 4 December 2020

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New book from Springer on maritime cultures and exchange in East Asia. There are some papers that are relevant to ...

[Paper] Coastal Subsistence Strategies and Mangrove Swamp Evolution at Bubog I Rockshelter (Ilin Island, Mindoro, Philippines) from the Late Pleistocene to the mid-Holocene

19 February 2019 - Updated on 7 December 2020

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via The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 10 Feb 2019:

The rock art of Malaysia

24 March 2014 - Updated on 4 December 2020

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Liz Price writes about the various rock art sites found in Malaysia, including Gua Tambun, the Niah Caves, Gua Badak ...

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