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Item type:Publication, Technological variability in the Hoabinhian: the example of slab lithic production from the Doi Pha Kan site (Northern Thailand)(Elsevier BV, 2025-02-12)This research examines the unique lithic technology at the Doi Pha Kan site dated 13 300 to 12 800 calBP in Northern Thailand during the Hoabinhian period (which globally extends from the final Late Pleistocene to Mid Holocene) by means of a technological and morpho-metric analysis. While it shares similarities with typical Hoabinhian assemblages, significant deviations in reduction methods, targeted tool types, and the singular presence of reduction sequences dedicated to the production of a diversity of slab tools. Nevertheless, the study blanks the existence of a distinct population within the Hoabinhian world, indicating a shift towards lighter, composite tools, which may represent a modern trajectory or the final phase of the Hoabinhian culture. The study also explores the potential influence of climatic fluctuations at the end of the Late Pleistocene on human behaviors and the evolution of modern human diversity in Southeast Asia. However, due to limited available paleoenvironmental data and data with a few seasonal contrasts in the tropics within a world without winter, a direct connection remains elusive for the moment. The study underscores the need for further research and interdisciplinary collaboration for comprehensive understanding of human paleoecology in the region as well as innovative technical adaptation.3 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Cultural change between 40-50 ka in southern China: Implications for modern human dispersals in Eurasia(Elsevier BV, 2025-09-01)Cultural remains, though indirect compared to fossil and genetic evidence, are critical in reconstructing the dispersals of modern humans across Late Pleistocene Eurasia. This work evaluates the cultural materials from southern China and its surrounding regions to reassess the timing and context of the potential arrival of modern humans. We emphasize technological innovations and symbolic activities as defining markers of cultural change. Our analysis reveals that the earliest remarkable cultural changes, as evidenced by complex technologies and symbolic objects, emerged around 45,000 years ago in southern China. These innovations align temporally with the significant proliferation of sites across South China, mirroring patterns observed in other parts of Eurasia. The most parsimonious explanation for the abrupt cultural changes at this time is the arrival and dispersal of modern humans in southern China between 40,000 and 50,000 years ago as part of a broader global migration during the Late Pleistocene. The cultural perspective not only redefines the timeline for modern human arrival in southern China but also underscores the transformative impact of their presence on the region's cultural, demographic, and genetic histories, in parallel with similar processes across Eurasia.2