Recent research carried out in the Serranía La Lindosa (Department of Guaviare) provides
archaeological evidence of the colonisation of the northwest Colombian Amazon during the …

Moving into montane rainforests was a unique behavioural innovation developed by
Pleistocene Homo sapiens as they expanded out of Africa and through Southeast Asia and …

Amazonia constitutes one of the most ethnically diverse regions in the world. However, our
understanding of the arrival and historical trajectories of people in Amazonia is still poorly …

The first human arrivals in northern Sahul (New Guinea) encountered new environments,
flora and fauna, yet they appear to have rapidly adapted to the challenges of settlement in …

Abstract While the “Movius Line” may no longer represent a valid cultural division between
Early and Middle Pleistocene hominins in South and Southeast Asia, it still offers a useful …

Pleistocene and Holocene lithic assemblages found in Southeast Asia are characterised by
simple production techniques and a paucity of formal stone tools. This situation led some …

The route and speed of migration into Sahul by Homo sapiens remain a major research
question in archaeology. Here, we introduce an approach which models the impact of the …

Recent archaeological investigations in Sri Lanka have reported evidence for the
exploitation and settlement of tropical rainforests by Homo sapiens since c. 48,000 BP …

How early human foragers impacted insular forests is a topic with implications across
multiple disciplines, including resource management. Paradoxically, terminal Pleistocene …

The character of lithic industries in southwest China is still unclear due to the limited number
of dated and well-studied sites reported. Although a diversity of prehistoric cultures in this …