Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Isotopic evidence for initial coastal colonization and subsequent diversification in the human occupation of Wallacea

  • Patrick Roberts,
  • Julien Louys,
  • Jana Zech,
  • Ceri Shipton,
  • Shimona Kealy,
  • Sofia Samper Carro,
  • Stuart Hawkins,
  • Clara Boulanger,
  • Sara Marzo,
  • Bianca Fiedler,
  • Nicole Boivin,
  • Mahirta,
  • Ken Aplin,
  • Sue OʼConnor

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15969-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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There has been substantial debate of how hominins colonized Australasia through Wallacea, including their ability to utilize marine vs. terrestrial resources. Here, Roberts et al. use stable carbon and oxygen isotopes to reconstruct temporal shifts in the diets of early human inhabitants of Alor and Timor.