Animal domestication has far-reaching significance for human society. The sequenced
genomes of domesticated animals provide critical resources for understanding the genetic …

Domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) fulfill various roles ranging from food and
entertainment to religion and ornamentation. To survey its genetic diversity and trace the …

The early history of island Southeast Asia is often characterized as the story of two major
population dispersals: the initial Paleolithic colonization of Sahul∼ 45 ka ago and the much …

Background Previously reported evidence indicates that pigs were independently
domesticated in multiple places throughout the world. However, a detailed picture of the …

Remote Oceania was colonized initially in three migratory phases: the western archipelagos
of Micronesia plus eastern Melanesia out to west Polynesia in the period 3500–2800 cal BP …

Background The domestic pig currently indigenous to the Tibetan highlands is supposed to
have been introduced during a continuous period of colonization by the ancestors of modern …

The Austronesian expansion into Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific was the last and
most far-reaching prehistoric human migration. Austronesian languages replaced …

This paper examines the potential use of strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) for identifying
migration within Lapita populations and their commensal animals, specifically the pig (Sus …

Peter Bellwood's key archaeological research interests have focused on the Neolithic
transition and the migration of agricultural populations from southern China southwards …

This paper uses strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr), oxygen isotope (δ18O) and Ba/Sr trace
element data in archaeological tooth enamel samples to investigate migration and mobility …