Subject
Neolithic Era, Austronesian Expansion, Island Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands, Lapita Culture, Bismarck Archipelago, Marianas Cultural Assemblages, Linguistic Evidence, Migration Patterns, Indigenous Origins, Pre-existing Populations, New Guinea, Neolithic Expansion, Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Radiocarbon Dating, Sumatra, Java

Domains
Archéologie, Histoire, Sciences Sociales, Sciences humaines

Description

The book chapter discusses the Neolithic and Austronesian expansion in Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific. It explores the Lapita culture in the Bismarck Archipelago, which began around 3,300 BP, and its similarities to the Marianas cultural assemblages. The chapter considers the linguistic evidence suggesting separate origins for migrants to the Marianas and Palau from different areas of Island Southeast Asia or at different times. It challenges the idea of an indigenous origin of the Lapita culture from the pre-existing populations of the Bismarcks and New Guinea. The chapter also examines the pattern of Neolithic expansion in the Philippines, northeastern Borneo, Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago. However, the expansion pattern and direction for Sumatra, Java, and Borneo are currently unclear due to limited radiocarbon dates.

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Language
English (en-GB)

Creators
Spriggs, Matthew

Contributors

Sources
In: S. Bedford, C. Sand and S. Connaughton (eds) Oceanic Explorations: Lapita and Western Pacific Settlement, pp. 223-240. Canberra: ANU E Press

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Coverage
Island Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Sumatra, Java

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