Early colonization of Sundaland and Wallacea (c.50,000–8,000 BP)

1. Hominins reach Luzon (Callao Cave evidence)

   Jan 1, 65001 BCELabels: Callao Cave, Luzon

   • JHE 2010
   • Nature 2019

2. People occupy Sahul by Madjedbebe dates

   Jan 1, 63001 BCELabels: Madjedbebe, Sahul

   • Britannica
   • ABC Science

3. Tabon Cave occupation shows repeated use of island refuges

   Jan 1, 48001 BCELabels: Tabon Cave, Palawan

   • UNESCO WHC
   • NCCA

4. Oldest known representational animal art at Leang Tedongnge

   Jan 1, 43501 BCELabels: Leang Tedongnge, Sulawesi

   • ABC Science
   • SAPIENS

5. Coastal lifeways documented at Jerimalai, Timor-Leste

   Jan 1, 40001 BCELabels: Jerimalai, Timor-Leste

   • Wiki Jerimalai
   • Wiki Laili

6. Early symbolic art appears in Sulawesi karst

   Jan 1, 38001 BCELabels: Sulawesi karst, cave art

   • AramcoWorld
   • Wiki Maros

7. Modern humans established at Niah Cave (Borneo)

   Jan 1, 38001 BCELabels: Niah Cave, Borneo

   • Britannica
   • PubMed

8. Rapid sea-level rise begins flooding the Sunda Shelf

   Jan 1, 12600 BCELabels: Sunda Shelf, Meltwater Pulse

   • Science 2000
   • Indon Geosci

9. Sundaland coastlines reorganize during early Holocene rise

   Jan 1, 7500 BCELabels: Sunda Shelf, Early Holocene

   • Nat CommsBio
   • Indon Geosci

10. Sunda Shelf inundation transforms migration and settlement networks

    Jan 1, 7000 BCELabels: Sunda Shelf, migration networks

    • Nat CommsBio
    • Science 2000

11. Tabon Cave use continues into early Holocene endpoint

    Jan 1, 6951 BCELabels: Tabon Cave, Holocene continuity

    • UNESCO WHC
    • NCCA

12. Southeast Asian island world stabilizes after major postglacial flooding

    Jan 1, 2001 BCELabels: Mid-Holocene, Sunda Shelf

    • Indon Geosci
    • Nat CommsBio