Hominins on Sulawesi during the Early Pleistocene.

ABSTRACT: The dispersal of archaic hominins beyond mainland Southeast Asia (Sunda)¹ represents the earliest evidence for humans crossing ocean barriers to reach isolated landmasses^2-4. Previously, the oldest indication of hominins in Wallacea, the oceanic island zone east of Sunda, comprised flaked stone artefacts deposited at least 1.02 ± 0.02 million years ago (Ma) at Wolo Sege on Flores⁵. Early hominins were also established on the oceanic island of Luzon (Philippines), as indicated by both stone artefacts and cut marks on faunal remains dating to between 777 and 631 thousand years ago (ka) at Kalinga⁶. Moreover, fossils of extinct, small-bodied hominins occur on Flores (Homo floresiensis)^7-12 and Luzon (Homo luzonensis)¹³. On Sula

SUBMITTER: Hakim B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12507672 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature