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An early modern human presence in Sumatra 73,000–63,000 years ago

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  • K. E. Westaway

    (Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University)

  • J. Louys

    (School of Culture, History, and Languages, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University)

  • R. Due Awe

    (Indonesian Centre for Archaeology)

  • M. J. Morwood

    (Centre for Archaeological Sciences, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong)

  • G. J. Price

    (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland)

  • J.-x. Zhao

    (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland)

  • M. Aubert

    (Place, Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit (PERAHU), Griffith University)

  • R. Joannes-Boyau

    (Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University)

  • T. M. Smith

    (Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University
    Harvard University)

  • M. M. Skinner

    (School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent
    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology)

  • T. Compton

    (Natural History Museum)

  • R. M. Bailey

    (School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford)

  • G. D. van den Bergh

    (Centre for Archaeological Sciences, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong)

  • J. de Vos

    (Naturalis Biodiversity Center)

  • A. W. G. Pike

    (University of Southampton)

  • C. Stringer

    (Natural History Museum)

  • E. W. Saptomo

    (Indonesian Centre for Archaeology)

  • Y. Rizal

    (Geology Study Program, Institut Teknologi Bandung)

  • J. Zaim

    (Geology Study Program, Institut Teknologi Bandung)

  • W. D. Santoso

    (Geology Study Program, Institut Teknologi Bandung)

  • A. Trihascaryo

    (Geology Study Program, Institut Teknologi Bandung)

  • L. Kinsley

    (Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University)

  • B. Sulistyanto

    (Indonesian Centre for Archaeology)

Abstract

Morphological analysis of teeth found at Lida Ajer shows that these belong to Homo sapiens, indicating that modern humans were in Sumatra between 73,000 and 63,000 years ago.

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  • K. E. Westaway & J. Louys & R. Due Awe & M. J. Morwood & G. J. Price & J.-x. Zhao & M. Aubert & R. Joannes-Boyau & T. M. Smith & M. M. Skinner & T. Compton & R. M. Bailey & G. D. van den Bergh & J. de, 2017. "An early modern human presence in Sumatra 73,000–63,000 years ago," Nature, Nature, vol. 548(7667), pages 322-325, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:548:y:2017:i:7667:d:10.1038_nature23452
    DOI: 10.1038/nature23452
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    1. Fabrice Demeter & Clément Zanolli & Kira E. Westaway & Renaud Joannes-Boyau & Philippe Duringer & Mike W. Morley & Frido Welker & Patrick L. Rüther & Matthew M. Skinner & Hugh McColl & Charleen Gaunit, 2022. "A Middle Pleistocene Denisovan molar from the Annamite Chain of northern Laos," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-17, December.
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