Tracing Austronesian Influence in Papua’s Ancient Maritime Legacy
Study reveals Austronesian migration's impact on Papua's culture and languages, highlighting advanced maritime tech and pottery influences.
Tag: “Out of Taiwan” model (Austronesian migration)
Model proposed by Peter Bellwood of the Australian National University of a seaborne human migration by Austronesian-speaking populations from South China and Taiwan into Southeast Asia from around 3,000-1,000 BCE.
[Paper] Delineating the dispersal of Y-chromosome sub-haplogroup O2a2b-P164 among Austronesian-speaking populations
Study links Austronesian speakers via Y-chromosome O2a2b-P164, revealing ancestral migration from Asia to Oceania.
New Archaeological Find Redefines Austronesian People’s Origins
Archaeological findings on Pingtan Island suggest Austronesians inhabited areas beyond Taiwan 7,300 years ago, expanding historical understanding.
Unraveling the Roots of Austronesian Peoples: New Archaeological Insights from China
Archaeological finds in Fujian offer new insights into Austronesian origins, suggesting complex migrations linked to agriculture and cross-Strait interactions.
Pang Pang Excavation Unlocks Mysteries of the First Pacific Settlers
via Cosmos, 15 September 2023: Indigenous archaeologists and international researchers unearth Lapita pottery shards at Pang Pang, Vanuatu, shedding light ...
[Paper] The loss of biodiversity in Madagascar is contemporaneous with major demographic events
via Current Biology, 04 November 2022: A new paper by Alva et al. links a major loss of biodiversity in ...
[Paper] Is Malayo-Polynesian a primary branch of Austronesian? : A view from morphosyntax
via Diachronica, 16 May 2022: This paper by Chen et al. takes a look at the linguistic evidence for the ...
[Paper] Sequence analyses of Malaysian Indigenous communities reveal historical admixture between Hoabinhian hunter-gatherers and Neolithic farmers
via Scientific Reports, 12 August 2022: A paper by Angkhanian et al takes a closer look at the genetic sequences ...
[Paper] Early Austronesians Cultivated Rice and Millet Together: Tracing Taiwan’s First Neolithic Crops
via Frontiers in Plant Science, 22 July 2022: Analysis of plant remains in northern Taiwan indicate that rice and millet ...
Treasure trove of prehistoric tools found in Oluanpi
via Taipei Times, 28 July 2022: Shell tool production site unearthed in Southern Taiwan, revealing connections with Austronesian sites in ...
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