Island migration of early modern Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia: the artifacts from the Walanae depression, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Samenvatting

Surveys and excavations conducted in the northern Walanae depression in South Sulawesi have resulted in the recovery of lithic artifacts from Late Pleistocene river terraces. A number of these artifacts may represent evidence of the earliest known occupation of the island, and this may be of relevance to the first occupation of Australia. The uncomplex technology of the artifacts is of special interest regarding discussions on the presumed cultural complexity of early modern Homo sapiens