A standardised classification scheme for the Mid-Holocene Toalean artefacts of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

ABSTRACT: The archaeology of Sulawesi is important for developing an understanding of human dispersal and occupation of central Island Southeast Asia. Through over a century of archaeological work, multiple human populations in the southwestern region of Sulawesi have been identified, the most well-documented being that of the Mid- to Late Holocene 'Toalean' technological period. Archaeological models for this period describe a population with a strong cultural identity, subdivided into groups living on the coastal plains around Maros as well as dispersed upland forest dwellers, hunting endemic wildlife with bow-and-arrow technology. It has been proposed that the Toaleans were capable of vast water-crossings, with possible cultural exchange with northern Australia, Java, and Japan. This Toalean para

SUBMITTER: Perston YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8153489 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature