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Incorporating research findings over the last twenty years, First Islanders examines the human prehistory of Island Southeast Asia. This fascinating story is explored from a broad swathe of multidisciplinary perspectives and pays close attention to migration in the period dating from 1.5 million years ago to the development of Indic kingdoms late in the first millennium CE.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures and Plates
- Invited Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Introducing First Islanders
- Chapter 2: Island Southeast Asia as a Canvas for Human Migration
- Chapter 3: Homo erectus and Homo floresiensis: Archaic Hominins in Island Southeast Asia
- Chapter 4: The Biological History of Homo sapiens in Island Southeast Asia
- Chapter 5: Late Paleolithic Archaeology in Island Southeast Asia
- Chapter 6: The Early History of the Austronesian Language Family in Island Southeast Asia
- Chapter 7: Neolithic Farmers and Sailors in Southern China, Taiwan, and the Philippines
- Chapter 8: The Neolithic of East Malaysia and Indonesia
- Chapter 9: The Early Metal Age and Intercultural Connections in Island Southeast Asia
- Chapter 10: Island Southeast Asian Prehistory: A Comparative Perspective
- Index
- Supplemental Images
- End User License Agreement
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