Human Adaptation and Plant Use in Highland New Guinea 49,000 to 44,000 Years Ago

R. Summerhayes, Glenn; Leavesley, Matthew; Fairbairn, Andrew; Mandui, Herman; Field, Judith; Ford, Anne; Fullagar, Richard

doi:10.1126/science.1193130

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Human Adaptation and Plant Use in Highland New Guinea 49,000 to 44,000 Years Ago

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Authors:

Glenn R. Summerhayes

Matthew Leavesley

Andrew Fairbairn

Abstract

New Guinea's Ancient Colonies Isolated by water, Australia and New Guinea were some of the last major parts of the world colonized by modern humans. Summerhayes et al. (p. 78 ; see the Perspective by Gosden ) describe an archaeological site in the highlands of New Guinea that sheds light on this mig...

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