New insights on ancient people movements in the super-continent of Sahul

via ABC News, 15 February 2023: A radio story about the relatively fast migrations of humans through Sahul.

[Paper] Terminal Pleistocene emergence of maritime interaction networks across Wallacea

14 February 2023

via World Archaeology, 09 February 2023: This paper by O'Connor et al. explores the spread of human occupation in Wallacea ...

[Paper] Prehistoric human migration between Sundaland and South Asia was driven by sea-level rise

10 February 2023 - Updated on 14 February 2023

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via Communications Biology, 04 February 2023: This study traced prehistoric sea-level rise in Southeast Asia to human migrations.

[Paper] The loss of biodiversity in Madagascar is contemporaneous with major demographic events

9 November 2022

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via Current Biology, 04 November 2022: A new paper by Alva et al. links a major loss of biodiversity in ...

[Paper] Peopling island rainforests: global trends from the Early Pleistocene to the Late Holocene

18 October 2022

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via World Archaeology, 13 October 2022: An overview of how humans populated rainforests during the Pleistocene. The data has a ...

[Paper] Sequence analyses of Malaysian Indigenous communities reveal historical admixture between Hoabinhian hunter-gatherers and Neolithic farmers

17 August 2022

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via Scientific Reports, 12 August 2022: A paper by Angkhanian et al takes a closer look at the genetic sequences ...

[Paper] Ancient DNA reveals five streams of migration into Micronesia and matrilocality in early Pacific seafarers

5 July 2022 - Updated on 10 July 2022

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via Science, 30 June 2022: A new genetic study of nearly 300 ancient and modern humans in Micronesia suggests five ...

[Paper] Indian genetic heritage in Southeast Asian populations

21 February 2022

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via PLOSGenetics, 17 February 2022: A new study in PLOSGenetics indicates low levels of admixture between South Asians and Mainland ...

[Webinar] Dr. John Terrell: History, Heritage, and Expedient Myths

31 January 2022

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Readers may be interested in this upcoming PEMSEA webinar by John Terrell on February 14. More details in the link ...

[Paper] Human population history at the crossroads of East and Southeast Asia since 11,000 years ago

20 August 2021

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via Cell, 08 July 2021: A recent paper in Cell looking at genetic diversity and migration between Southeast Asia and ...

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