Subject
Archaeology, Austronesian Expansion, Neolithic, Island Southeast Asia (ISEA), Western Pacific, Spread of Austronesian Languages, Hypothesis, Evidence, Research Updates, Neolithic Spread, Pacific Region, Language Spread, Cultural Diffusion, Linguistic Archaeology, Historical Linguistics

Domains
Archéologie, Anthropologie, Histoire, Linguistique, Sciences Sociales, Sciences humaines

Description

For many years the author has been tracking the spread of the Neolithic of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) and its extension eastwards into the western Pacific, as a proxy for dating the spread of the Austronesian (AN) languages across that same vast area. Here he recalls the evidence, updates the hypothesis and poses some new questions.

Keywords
Island Southeast Asia, Neolithic, Austronesian languages, Lapita

Language
English (en-GB)

Creators
Spriggs, Matthew

Contributors

Sources
Antiquity, 85(328), 510-528. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00067910

Relation
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00067910

Coverage
Western Pacific, Pacific Region

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