44,000-year-old artifacts discovered in Timor Island challenge Timor being a human migration stepping stone to Australia.
44,000-year-old artifacts discovered in a cave in Timor Island challenge the theory that Timor Island was a stepping stone for ancient humans migrating from Southeast Asia to Australia. The findings, published in Nature Communications, indicate humans first occupied Timor around 44,000 years ago, with no evidence of prior human presence. This suggests that early humans likely used New Guinea as a stepping stone to reach Australia, rather than Timor.
May 22, 2024
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