Peopling of the Pacific: A holistic anthropological perspective
VK Patrick - Annual Review of Anthropology, 2010 - annualreviews.org
The human colonization of the Pacific is an enduring problem in historical anthropology.
Recent advances in archaeology, historical linguistics, and bioanthropology have coalesced …
Recent advances in archaeology, historical linguistics, and bioanthropology have coalesced …
Ancient voyaging and Polynesian origins
The" Polynesian motif" defines a lineage of human mtDNA that is restricted to Austronesian-
speaking populations and is almost fixed in Polynesians. It is widely thought to support a …
speaking populations and is almost fixed in Polynesians. It is widely thought to support a …
Farming and language in Island Southeast Asia: reframing Austronesian history
M Donohue, T Denham - Current Anthropology, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
Current portrayals of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) over the past 5,000 years are dominated
by discussion of the Austronesian “farming/language dispersal,” with associated linguistic …
by discussion of the Austronesian “farming/language dispersal,” with associated linguistic …
Resolving the ancestry of Austronesian-speaking populations
There are two very different interpretations of the prehistory of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA),
with genetic evidence invoked in support of both. The “out-of-Taiwan” model proposes a …
with genetic evidence invoked in support of both. The “out-of-Taiwan” model proposes a …
Papuan mitochondrial genomes and the settlement of Sahul
New Guineans represent one of the oldest locally continuous populations outside Africa,
harboring among the greatest linguistic and genetic diversity on the planet. Archeological …
harboring among the greatest linguistic and genetic diversity on the planet. Archeological …
Genomic screening by 454 pyrosequencing identifies a new human IGHV gene and sixteen other new IGHV allelic variants
Complete and accurate knowledge of the genes and allelic variants of the human
immunoglobulin gene loci is critical for studies of B cell repertoire development and somatic …
immunoglobulin gene loci is critical for studies of B cell repertoire development and somatic …
Human settlement history between Sunda and Sahul: a focus on East Timor (Timor-Leste) and the Pleistocenic mtDNA diversity
SM Gomes, M Bodner, L Souto, B Zimmermann… - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Background Distinct, partly competing,“waves” have been proposed to explain human
migration in (to) today's Island Southeast Asia and Australia based on genetic (and other) …
migration in (to) today's Island Southeast Asia and Australia based on genetic (and other) …
The origins and genetic distinctiveness of the Chamorros of the Marianas Islands: An mtDNA perspective
Background: Archaeological and linguistic evidence suggests the Marianas Islands were
settled around 3,600 years before present (ybp) from Island Southeast Asia (ISEA). Around …
settled around 3,600 years before present (ybp) from Island Southeast Asia (ISEA). Around …
Little genetic differentiation as assessed by uniparental markers in the presence of substantial language variation in peoples of the Cross River region of Nigeria
Abstract Background The Cross River region in Nigeria is an extremely diverse area
linguistically with over 60 distinct languages still spoken today. It is also a region of great …
linguistically with over 60 distinct languages still spoken today. It is also a region of great …
Human genetics of the Kula Ring: Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA variation in the Massim of Papua New Guinea
M Van Oven, S Brauer, Y Choi, J Ensing… - European Journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
The island region at the southeastern-most tip of New Guinea and its inhabitants known as
Massim are well known for a unique traditional inter-island trading system, called Kula or …
Massim are well known for a unique traditional inter-island trading system, called Kula or …