A5063147155- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Census and Population Estimation
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Eurasian Exchange Networks
James Cook University
2022-2024
Kiel University
2023-2024
Australian Research Council
2024
Abstract From ad 567–568, at the onset of Avar period, populations from Eurasian Steppe settled in Carpathian Basin for approximately 250 years 1 . Extensive sampling archaeogenomics (424 individuals) and isotopes, combined with archaeological, anthropological historical contextualization four Avar-period cemeteries, allowed a detailed description genomic structure these communities their kinship social practices. We present set large pedigrees, reconstructed using ancient DNA, spanning nine...
Abstract Analysis of the spatial and temporal structure global island colonization allows us to frame extent insular human cultural diversity, model impact common environmental factors cross-culturally, understand contribution maritime societies big historical processes. No such analysis has, however, been undertaken since 1980s. In this paper we review update patterns in colonization, synthesizing data from all major groups theaters undertaking quantitative qualitative these data. We...
Understanding the role of climate change, resource availability, and population growth in human mobility remains critically important anthropology. Researching linkages between demographic changes during short settlement history Aotearoa (New Zealand) requires temporal precision equivalent to period a single generation. However, current modeling approaches frequently use small terrestrial radiocarbon datasets, practice that obscures past Māori patterns their connection changing climate. Our...
Aboriginal manufacture and use of pottery was unknown in Australia prior to European settlement, despite well-known ceramic-making traditions southern Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia, the western Pacific. The absence ancient mainland has long puzzled researchers given other documented deep time exchange networks across continent close proximity pottery-bearing Lapita post-Lapita maritime communities Pacific with ocean-going watercraft sophisticated navigation abilities. We report oldest...
Mid and late-Holocene climate shifts are considered to have profoundly shaped demographic developments adaptive responses of communities globally. Yet their onset, duration, impact on Neolithic Early Nordic Bronze Age in the high-latitude ranges southern north-western Scandinavia remain a major research gap. Here, we built an emerging body archaeological paleoclimate data, encompassing 20,908 anthropogenic 14C dates 49 records from Holocene. Additionally, gathered correlated new dataset 3649...
ABSTRACT Studies of pre-bomb mollusks live-collected around the Australian coastline have concluded that near-shore marine radiocarbon reservoir effects are small and relatively uniform. These studies based on limited samples sometimes dubious quality representing only selective parts Australia’s lengthy coastline. We systematically examine spatial variability in effect (ΔR) through analysis 292 mollusk across mainland coasts islands subject to strict selection criteria. This study presents...
The present study aims to explore the hypothesis of a link between population increase derived from intensified food production and development widespread cultural diversity Middle Neolithic B (MNB) unity towards end Late (LN) in Southern Scandinavia. We this through quantitative modelling radiocarbon dates, aoristic time series material culture palynological data. On basis, we propose three main results that may explain transformation: (1) A supra-regional increase, culminating middle LN...