Roots of the human family tree are remarkably shallow (AP) -- Whoever it was probably lived a few thousand years ago, somewhere in East Asia -- Taiwan,...
I have been told by my Asian History teacher that the Austronesian theory has three theories in them. She mentioned one called, and I hope I'm correct, the...
... Yes, Meacham, Solheim and Oppenheimer represent one view. The others are Peter Bellwood and Jared Diamond. Maybe the third view is Robert Blust. Meacham:...
In that article about the "express train" to Polynesia Jared Diamond is not mentioning the role of taro and sugar cane plots and banana and coconut orchards as...
... is not mentioning the role of taro and sugar cane plots and banana and coconut orchards as important forms of farming. Taro use goes back maybe 29,000 BP...
Paul this group and austronesian@yahoogroups.com has not talked much about the spread of agriculture within the region. Maybe there are just not enough good...
... about the spread of agriculture within the region. Maybe there are just not enough good digs for comparison. What crops are present in spirit cave? Almond,...
Spirit Cave The almond, butternut and cucumber don't sound right from that latitude so maybe they are local common names for different species. Cucumber is...
Spirit Cave The almond, butternut and cucumber don't sound right from that latitude so maybe they are local common names for different species. Cucumber is...
... latitude so maybe they are local common names for different species. Cucumber is originally from Europe I thought. Here are the IDs given by Yen and Royen:...
... Cucumber is ok. This is a different butternut from the Mudhuca species. However, I think you're right about almonds. They are not native to Thailand. ...
Paul what is the date of that article in Antiquity? I have to read it in detail. Can't open the file here in China. And if you remember what is the date of the...
... it in detail. Can't open the file here in China. And if you remember what is the date of the plant material from Spirit Cave? Was rice not found? ... ...
I just re-read the Nature article by Oppenheimer and Richards and will someone tell me what linguistic leveling means here? I'll ask once again, is this...
... will someone tell me what linguistic leveling means here? ... Could you provide a quote? ... in Austronesia before the arrival of the express train? That's...
Quote sure. It's the last paragraph of the article by Oppenheimer and Richards. They were discussing the 9 branches of Austronesian language Taiwan and.... The...
... and Richards. ... Taiwan and.... ... parts of Southeast Asia such as the Philippines instead have resulted from the linguistic phenomenon of "levelling." ...
The domestic dogs probably got rid of the domestic pig bones. Remind me, you posted an article not so long ago about the center of origin of the domestic pig. ...
... of origin of the domestic pig. ... Yes, that study actually suggested multiple domestication sites. However, it showed that all wild boars came from ISEA...
This is for Dean: More about the Cave filled with River Snails in south China. The TV dcumentary was re-aired today. Du-tzu-xai or Du-shu-tsai is the name of...
Sailing up the Map: A re-examination of constructs of Javaneseness in the light of new evidence Author: Kumar, Ann Source: Indonesia and the Malay World,...
... Phylogeography of human lymphatic filarial parasite, Wuchereria bancrofti in India. * Thangadurai R, * Hoti SL, * Kumar NP, * Das PK. Vector Control...
Dear Dr. Manansala, Thanks for the inforamtion about the filarial phylogeography in Indian populations. If you a have copy of the pdf file of the paper can you...
... <saf@...> wrote: Article in today's NY Times, picking up on a story we discussed earlier this year: so much for the "hobbits" of Flores island? Report...
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