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dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorLouys, Julien
dc.contributor.authorZech, Jana
dc.contributor.authorShipton, Ceri
dc.contributor.authorKealy, Shimona
dc.contributor.authorCarro, Sofia Samper
dc.contributor.authorHawkins, Stuart
dc.contributor.authorBoulanger, Clara
dc.contributor.authorMarzo, Sara
dc.contributor.authorFiedler, Bianca
dc.contributor.authorBoivin, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorMahirta
dc.contributor.authorAplin, Ken
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Sue
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-15T06:22:00Z
dc.date.available2020-09-15T06:22:00Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-020-15969-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/397528
dc.description.abstractThe resource-poor, isolated islands of Wallacea have been considered a major adaptive obstacle for hominins expanding into Australasia. Archaeological evidence has hinted that coastal adaptations in Homo sapiens enabled rapid island dispersal and settlement; however, there has been no means to directly test this proposition. Here, we apply stable carbon and oxygen isotope analysis to human and faunal tooth enamel from six Late Pleistocene to Holocene archaeological sites across Wallacea. The results demonstrate that the earliest human forager found in the region c. 42,000 years ago made significant use of coastal resources prior to subsequent niche diversification shown for later individuals. We argue that our data provides clear insights into the huge adaptive flexibility of our species, including its ability to specialize in the use of varied environments, particularly in comparison to other hominin species known from Island Southeast Asia.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom2068
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalNature Communications
dc.relation.ispartofvolume11
dc.subject.fieldofresearchArchaeology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4301
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsMultidisciplinary Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology - Other Topics
dc.subject.keywordsLATE PLEISTOCENE
dc.subject.keywordsSTABLE CARBON
dc.titleIsotopic evidence for initial coastal colonization and subsequent diversification in the human occupation of Wallacea
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationRoberts, P; Louys, J; Zech, J; Shipton, C; Kealy, S; Carro, SS; Hawkins, S; Boulanger, C; Marzo, S; Fiedler, B; Boivin, N; Mahirta, ; Aplin, K; O'Connor, S, Isotopic evidence for initial coastal colonization and subsequent diversification in the human occupation of Wallacea, Nature Communications, 2020, 11 (1), pp. 2068
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-04-06
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2020-09-15T06:16:32Z
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