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Recent DNA Studies Question a 65 kya Arrival of Humans in Sahul

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Recent reports present evidence of Neanderthal introgression among all non‐African human populations after 50 kya. Here we trace the implications of this claim for Sahul history. If correct, ancestral Sahul populations bearing Neanderthal DNA must have arrived after this date. Such data offer no support for a purported 65 kya human presence on the continent.

Source: Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania

DOI: 10.1002/arco.70002

Authors: Jim Allen, James F. O'Connell

Institutions: La Trobe University, University of Utah

Language: English

Topic: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,240

OpenAlex ID: W4411778353

FWCI: 20.13

Cites: 38

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10