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Table of Contents
1 Introduction - page 3
2 Archaeologic and palaeological evidence of the colonization of Sahul by Homo sapiens - page 3
2.1 Archaeological evidence - page 3
2.2 Animal extinctions and ecological changes - page 4
3 The 'Out of Africa' hypothesis and the first migration towards Southeast Asia - page 6
3.1 Principal theories of the development of Homo sapiens: replacement of regional continuity - page 6
3.2 Coastal migrations towards Southeast Asia - page 7
3.2.1 Possible routes from East Africa - page 7
3.2.2 "Timing" - page 8
3.2.3 Cultural adaptation to navigation - page 10
4 The recalibration of a paradigm for the first peopling of Greater Australia - page 11
4.1 Synthesis of hypotheses concerning the passing from Sunda to Sahul - page 11
4.2 Data concerning changes in sea levels - page 13
4.3 Which route before 70,000 BP? - page 15
4.3.1 Geographical maps and data bases - page 15
4.3.2 To see or not to see: visibility and distances - page 16
5 Synthesis and Discussion - page 24
5.1 An old and intentional crossing of populations from Asia - page 24
5.1.1 Rafts and sea currents - page 25
5.1.2 Site locations and coastal movements - page 25
5.1.3 Palaeoclimates and evidence of animal extinctions page 26
5.1.4 Genetic data - page 27
-- Analysis of nuclear, mitochondrial and Y-chromosome DNA - page 27
-- Haphazard sea crossings to northwest Australia and genetic drift - page 27
5.2 The case of the Andaman islands - page 28
5.3 Different scenarios for the peopling of Australia - page 30
5.3.1 Acient DNA - page 30
5.3.2 Lithic industries - page 31
5.3.3 Linguistic and cultural elements in Australia and PNG - page 32
-- Linguistic data - page 32
-- Burial rites - page 32
-- Adaptation to rain forests - page 32
5.4 Some hypotheses about the date of language emergence - page 33
6 Conclusion - page 34
Appendix A: Calculus of visibility between two points - page 35
References - page 37
Table of Contents
1 Introduction - page 3
2 Archaeologic and palaeological evidence of the colonization of Sahul by Homo sapiens - page 3
2.1 Archaeological evidence - page 3
2.2 Animal extinctions and ecological changes - page 4
3 The 'Out of Africa' hypothesis and the first migration towards Southeast Asia - page 6
3.1 Principal theories of the development of Homo sapiens: replacement of regional continuity - page 6
3.2 Coastal migrations towards Southeast Asia - page 7
3.2.1 Possible routes from East Africa - page 7
3.2.2 "Timing" - page 8
3.2.3 Cultural adaptation to navigation - page 10
4 The recalibration of a paradigm for the first peopling of Greater Australia - page 11
4.1 Synthesis of hypotheses concerning the passing from Sunda to Sahul - page 11
4.2 Data concerning changes in sea levels - page 13
4.3 Which route before 70,000 BP? - page 15
4.3.1 Geographical maps and data bases - page 15
4.3.2 To see or not to see: visibility and distances - page 16
5 Synthesis and Discussion - page 24
5.1 An old and intentional crossing of populations from Asia - page 24
5.1.1 Rafts and sea currents - page 25
5.1.2 Site locations and coastal movements - page 25
5.1.3 Palaeoclimates and evidence of animal extinctions page 26
5.1.4 Genetic data - page 27
-- Analysis of nuclear, mitochondrial and Y-chromosome DNA - page 27
-- Haphazard sea crossings to northwest Australia and genetic drift - page 27
5.2 The case of the Andaman islands - page 28
5.3 Different scenarios for the peopling of Australia - page 30
5.3.1 Acient DNA - page 30
5.3.2 Lithic industries - page 31
5.3.3 Linguistic and cultural elements in Australia and PNG - page 32
-- Linguistic data - page 32
-- Burial rites - page 32
-- Adaptation to rain forests - page 32
5.4 Some hypotheses about the date of language emergence - page 33
6 Conclusion - page 34
Appendix A: Calculus of visibility between two points - page 35
References - page 37