Functional Adaptation among early Stone Tool Assemblages in south-eastern Wallacea and north-western Australia

华莱士东南部和澳大利亚西北部早期石器组合的功能适应

• 批准号: 2712609
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2712609
• 关键词: Functional; Adaptation; among; early; Stone

Archaeological and genetic evidence suggests Homo sapiens first spread through island southeast Asia (Wallacea) and reached north-western Australia by 65-50,000 years ago. Theyencountered novel habitats with very different resources from those available in Africa andEurasia. This project examines technological adaptations to these new challenges throughidentifying the function of prehistoric stone tools from three archaeological sites usingmicroscopic analysis of the tool surface. The research will test the hypothesis that novelsubsistence and social functions for stone tools, not seen in other hominin species, were critical inallowing our species to adapt to the divergent environments of these regions.

考古和遗传证据表明，智人首次遍及东南亚岛（Wallacea），并在65-50,000年前到达澳大利亚西北部。他们遇到了与非洲Andeurasia可用资源截然不同的新型栖息地。该项目通过使用工具表面的微观分析来识别三个考古遗址的史前石工具的功能来研究这些新挑战的技术适应。这项研究将检验以下假设：在其他人类物种中未见的石材工具的小说和社会功能是至关重要的，这是我们物种适应这些地区不同环境的关键。