Is there an archaeological signature for modern human migration from Africa through South Asia to Australia?
- Date: Feb 18, 2023
- Time: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
- Speaker: Prof Chris Clarkson
- Professor, School of Social Science, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia
- Location: Zoom
- Host: Department of Archaeology
- Contact: gjha@shh.mpg.de
This talk will examine the archaeological, fossil, genetic and dating evidence for the multiple dispersals of modern humans out of Africa, through South Asia and eventually on to Australia. Evidence from key sites along this arc will be examined, and in particular, the latest evidence from Australia and its relevance to this argument