Peopling of Island Southeast Asia and Wallacea via coastal routes (c. 50–30 ka)

1. Homo luzonensis shows earlier water crossings

   Jan 1, 67000 BCELabels: Homo luzonensis, Callao Cave, Philippines

   • Nature
   • Smithsonian

2. Madjedbebe pushes back Sahul settlement minimum

   Jan 1, 65000 BCELabels: Madjedbebe, northern Australia, OSL dating

   • Nature
   • Nature Index

3. Sea-level lows open island-hopping corridors

   Jan 1, 60000 BCELabels: Marine Isotope, Sunda Shelf, Wallacea

   • Britannica
   • Nature

4. Leang Karampuang art suggests earlier Sulawesi presence

   Jan 1, 51200 BCELabels: Leang Karampuang, Sulawesi, U-Th dating

   • Sci News
   • ABC

5. Homo floresiensis disappears near 50 ka

   Jan 1, 50000 BCELabels: Homo floresiensis, Liang Bua, Flores

   • Smithsonian
   • Smithsonian SI

6. Laili Cave shows intensive occupation about 44 ka

   Jan 1, 44000 BCELabels: Laili Cave, Timor-Leste

   • Nat Comms

7. Jerimalai records early pelagic fishing by 42 ka

   Jan 1, 42000 BCELabels: Jerimalai, Timor-Leste

   • JHE
   • UCL

8. Makpan establishes early Alor occupation near 40 ka

   Jan 1, 40000 BCELabels: Makpan, Alor Island

   • Quaternary
   • ANU

9. Sulawesi cave art dated to at least ~39.9 ka

   Jan 1, 39900 BCELabels: Maros-Pangkep, Sulawesi, Leang Timpuseng

   • Nature
   • Wikipedia

10. Niah Cave ‘Deep Skull’ dates early Borneo presence

    Jan 1, 38000 BCELabels: Niah Cave, Deep Skull, Borneo

    • Britannica

11. By 30 ka, Wallacea is a settled maritime region

    Jan 1, 30000 BCELabels: Wallacea, maritime communities

    • Nat Comms
    • Quaternary

12. Tron Bon Lei shows later intensive use of Alor

    Jan 1, 21000 BCELabels: Tron Bon, Alor

    • Quaternary