First Islanders: Prehistory and Human Migration in Island Southeast Asia

Incorporating research findings over the last twenty years, First Islanders examines the human prehistory of Island Southeast Asia. This fascinating story is explored from a broad swathe of multidisciplinary perspectives and pays close attention to migration in the period dating from 1.5 million years ago to the development of Indic kingdoms late in the first millennium CE.  INDICE: List of Figures and Plates viii .List of Contributors xi .Acknowledgments xii .1 Introduction First Islanders 1 .2 Island Southeast Asia as a Canvas for Human Migration 11 .3 Homo erectus and Homo floresiensis: Archaic Hominins in Island Southeast Asia 34 .4 The Biological History of Homo sapiens in Island Southeast Asia 86 .5 Late Paleolithic Archaeology in Island Southeast Asia 131 .6 The Early History of the Austronesian Language Family in Island Southeast Asia 181 .7 Neolithic Farmers and Sailors in Southern China, Taiwan, and the Philippines 218 .8 The Neolithic of East Malaysia and Indonesia 267 .9 The Early Metal Age and Intercultural Connections in Island Southeast Asia 312 .10 Island Southeast Asian Prehistory: A Comparative Perspective 345 .Index 000

• ISBN: 978-1-119-25154-5
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 384
• Fecha Publicación: 13/03/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés