Hunting was not easy in a rainforest in ancient times but new research has found modern humans made a way for themselves in Indonesia.
New evidence not only suggests that modern humans were present in Southeast Asia 20,000 years earlier than previously thought – but they were colonising dense rainforests at earlier ages as well.
The research, presented in the prestigious journal Nature, involves three members of the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution (ARCHE) at Griffith University, drawing in their different scientific expertise to solve complex evolutionary discoveries.
ARCHE has experts in dating, ancient rainforest ecology, and dental anatomy – among other topics – making it a unique collaborative team.
Because the findings suggest humans were in Southeast Asia between 73-63 thousands years ago, it means they could have potentially made the crossing to the Australian continent even earlier than 50,000 years ago.
This is consistent with a recent Nature paper that also featured
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