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Javanese homo erectus on the move in SE asia circa 1.8 ma

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Husson, Laurent, Salles, Tristan, Lebatard, Anne-Elisabeth, Zerathe, Swann, Braucher, Régis, Noerwidi, Sofwan, Aribowo, Sonny, Mallard, Claire +7 more·2022·Scientific Reports

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Abstract The migration of Homo erectus in Southeast Asia during Early Pleistocene is cardinal to our comprehension of the evolution of the genus Homo . However, the limited consideration of the rapidly changing physical environment, together with controversial datings of hominin bearing sites, make it challenging to secure the robust timeline needed to unveil the behavior of early humans. Here, we reappraise the first appearance datum of Javanese H. erectus by adding the most reliable age constraints based on cosmogenic nuclides $$^{10}$$ 10 Be and $$^{26}$$ 26 Al produced in situ to a compilation of earlier estimates. We find that H. erectus reached Java and dwelled at Sangiran, Java, ca. 1.8 Ma. Using this age as a baseline, we develop a probabilistic approach to reconstruct their dispersal routes, coupling ecological movement simulations to landscape evolution models forced by reconstructed geodynamic and climatic histories. We demonstrate that the hospitable terra firma conditions of Sundaland facilitated the prior dispersal of hominins to the edge of Java, where they conversely could not settle until the Javanese archipelago emerged from the sea and connected to Sundaland. The dispersal of H. erectus across Sundaland occurred over at least tens to hundreds kyr, a time scale over which changes in their physical environment, whether climatic or physiographic, may have become primary forcings on their behavior. Our comprehensive reconstruction method to unravel the peopling timeline of SE Asia provides a novel framework to evaluate the evolution of early humans.

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Authors
Husson, L., Salles, T., Lebatard, A.-E., Zerathe, S., Braucher, R., Noerwidi, S., Aribowo, S., Mallard, C., Carcaillet, J., Natawidjaja, D. H., Bourlès, D., ASTER team, Aumaitre, G., Bourlès, D., & Keddadouche, K.
Affiliations
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • National Research and Innovation Agency (ID)
Corresponding author
Husson, Laurent
Venue
Scientific Reports
Published
2022-11-08
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
19012-19012
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4308573543
Cited by
28
References
89
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 1
FWCI
17.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Scientific Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Research Square (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Geographic Society
  • CNRS
  • LPDP, Indonesia
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Keywords
Homo erectus, hominin dispersal, Early Pleistocene, Sangiran, cosmogenic nuclides, beryllium-10, 26Al, dispersal routes, landscape evolution models, Sundaland, Java, paleoclimate
MeSH terms
Animals, Asia, Biological Evolution, Fossils, Humans, Indonesia, Hominidae

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