Neolithic dispersal implications of murids from late Holocene archaeological and modern natural deposits in the Talaud Islands, northern Sulawesi
The Sangihe-Talaud Archipelago represents a group of 77 remote islands located between the Philippines and North Sulawesi, in the northern sector of Wallacea. The Talaud Islands have a rich and significant archaeological record going back to the Pleistocene and are instrumental in understanding Plei...
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ftjamescook:oai:researchonline.jcu.edu.au:57076 2023-10-01T03:59:06+02:00 Neolithic dispersal implications of murids from late Holocene archaeological and modern natural deposits in the Talaud Islands, northern Sulawesi Louys, Julien Herrera, Michael Hawkins, Stuart Aplin, Ken Reepmeyer, Christian Hopf, Felicitas Donnellan, Stephen C. O'Connor, Sue Tanudirjo, Daud A. O'Connor, Sue Bulbeck, David Meyer, Juliet 2018 application/pdf https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/57076/6/TA48%20Sulawesi%202018%20-%20ch14.pdf unknown ANU Press https://doi.org/10.22459/TA48.11.2018.14 https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/57076/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/57076/6/TA48%20Sulawesi%202018%20-%20ch14.pdf Louys, Julien, Herrera, Michael, Hawkins, Stuart, Aplin, Ken, Reepmeyer, Christian, Hopf, Felicitas, Donnellan, Stephen C., O'Connor, Sue, and Tanudirjo, Daud A. (2018) Neolithic dispersal implications of murids from late Holocene archaeological and modern natural deposits in the Talaud Islands, northern Sulawesi. In: O'Connor, Sue, Bulbeck, David, and Meyer, Juliet, (eds.) The Archaeology of Sulawesi: current research on the Pleistocene to the historic period. Terra Australis (48). ANU Press, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 223-242. open Book Chapter PeerReviewed 2018 ftjamescook https://doi.org/10.22459/TA48.11.2018.14 2023-09-04T22:47:06Z The Sangihe-Talaud Archipelago represents a group of 77 remote islands located between the Philippines and North Sulawesi, in the northern sector of Wallacea. The Talaud Islands have a rich and significant archaeological record going back to the Pleistocene and are instrumental in understanding Pleistocene colonisation of small islands and later models of Austronesian language dispersal. Here we report on vertebrate material excavated from Leang Mande'et, a late Holocene rockshelter on Karakelang, the main island in the Talaud group. The site represents a periodically occupied shelter used for gardening. Fauna recovered predominately comprises murid elements, with at least four taxa (Rattus rattus, Rattus exulans and two Melomys species) found. The rodents show clear signs of being deposited by raptors rather than humans, unlike the small number of fish remains also recovered. DNA sequences from several Rattus rattus specimens are referrable to Rattus rattus complex lineage IV, a lineage with a southern Indochinese origins and broad modern representation through Indonesia and the Philippines. The lack of any Rattus rattus complex lineage II from Leang Mande’et suggests that the first agricultural inhabitants of this island did not come from Taiwan or northern Indochina, but rather that they either originated from the south or that, once established in the Talauds, opened up significant trade networks to the south and in the process acquired a significant pest. Book Part Rattus rattus James Cook University, Australia: ResearchOnline@JCU Main Island ENVELOPE(-38.220,-38.220,-54.007,-54.007) 223 242 |
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The Sangihe-Talaud Archipelago represents a group of 77 remote islands located between the Philippines and North Sulawesi, in the northern sector of Wallacea. The Talaud Islands have a rich and significant archaeological record going back to the Pleistocene and are instrumental in understanding Pleistocene colonisation of small islands and later models of Austronesian language dispersal. Here we report on vertebrate material excavated from Leang Mande'et, a late Holocene rockshelter on Karakelang, the main island in the Talaud group. The site represents a periodically occupied shelter used for gardening. Fauna recovered predominately comprises murid elements, with at least four taxa (Rattus rattus, Rattus exulans and two Melomys species) found. The rodents show clear signs of being deposited by raptors rather than humans, unlike the small number of fish remains also recovered. DNA sequences from several Rattus rattus specimens are referrable to Rattus rattus complex lineage IV, a lineage with a southern Indochinese origins and broad modern representation through Indonesia and the Philippines. The lack of any Rattus rattus complex lineage II from Leang Mande’et suggests that the first agricultural inhabitants of this island did not come from Taiwan or northern Indochina, but rather that they either originated from the south or that, once established in the Talauds, opened up significant trade networks to the south and in the process acquired a significant pest. |
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Louys, Julien Herrera, Michael Hawkins, Stuart Aplin, Ken Reepmeyer, Christian Hopf, Felicitas Donnellan, Stephen C. O'Connor, Sue Tanudirjo, Daud A. |
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Louys, Julien Herrera, Michael Hawkins, Stuart Aplin, Ken Reepmeyer, Christian Hopf, Felicitas Donnellan, Stephen C. O'Connor, Sue Tanudirjo, Daud A. Neolithic dispersal implications of murids from late Holocene archaeological and modern natural deposits in the Talaud Islands, northern Sulawesi |
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Louys, Julien Herrera, Michael Hawkins, Stuart Aplin, Ken Reepmeyer, Christian Hopf, Felicitas Donnellan, Stephen C. O'Connor, Sue Tanudirjo, Daud A. |
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Neolithic dispersal implications of murids from late Holocene archaeological and modern natural deposits in the Talaud Islands, northern Sulawesi |
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Neolithic dispersal implications of murids from late Holocene archaeological and modern natural deposits in the Talaud Islands, northern Sulawesi |
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Neolithic dispersal implications of murids from late Holocene archaeological and modern natural deposits in the Talaud Islands, northern Sulawesi |
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Neolithic dispersal implications of murids from late Holocene archaeological and modern natural deposits in the Talaud Islands, northern Sulawesi |
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Neolithic dispersal implications of murids from late Holocene archaeological and modern natural deposits in the Talaud Islands, northern Sulawesi |
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neolithic dispersal implications of murids from late holocene archaeological and modern natural deposits in the talaud islands, northern sulawesi |
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https://doi.org/10.22459/TA48.11.2018.14 https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/57076/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/57076/6/TA48%20Sulawesi%202018%20-%20ch14.pdf Louys, Julien, Herrera, Michael, Hawkins, Stuart, Aplin, Ken, Reepmeyer, Christian, Hopf, Felicitas, Donnellan, Stephen C., O'Connor, Sue, and Tanudirjo, Daud A. (2018) Neolithic dispersal implications of murids from late Holocene archaeological and modern natural deposits in the Talaud Islands, northern Sulawesi. In: O'Connor, Sue, Bulbeck, David, and Meyer, Juliet, (eds.) The Archaeology of Sulawesi: current research on the Pleistocene to the historic period. Terra Australis (48). ANU Press, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 223-242. |
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