Search Results - "LOUYS, JULIEN"

Least-cost pathway models indicate northern human dispersal from Sunda to Sahul by Kealy, Shimona, Louys, Julien, O'Connor, Sue

“…Archaeological records from Australia provide the earliest, indirect evidence for maritime crossings by early modern humans, as the islands to the north-west…”
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Mammal community structure of Sundanese fossil assemblages from the Late Pleistocene, and a discussion on the ecological effects of the Toba eruption by Louys, Julien

“…The mammal community structure of four Sundanese fossil sites from the Late Pleistocene are examined and compared to those of modern communities. Three sites…”
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Extinction of eastern Sahul megafauna coincides with sustained environmental deterioration by Hocknull, Scott A., Lewis, Richard, Arnold, Lee J., Pietsch, Tim, Joannes-Boyau, Renaud, Price, Gilbert J., Moss, Patrick, Wood, Rachel, Dosseto, Anthony, Louys, Julien, Olley, Jon, Lawrence, Rochelle A.

“…Explanations for the Upper Pleistocene extinction of megafauna from Sahul (Australia and New Guinea) remain unresolved. Extinction hypotheses have advanced…”
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Limited effect of the Quaternary's largest super-eruption (Toba) on land mammals from Southeast Asia by Louys, Julien

“…The effect of the Toba super-eruption at ∼74kyr on the mammals of Southeast Asia is examined. Although few Late Pleistocene sites from Southeast Asia have been…”
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Isotopic evidence for initial coastal colonization and subsequent diversification in the human occupation of Wallacea by Roberts, Patrick, Louys, Julien, Zech, Jana, Shipton, Ceri, Kealy, Shimona, Carro, Sofia Samper, Hawkins, Stuart, Boulanger, Clara, Marzo, Sara, Fiedler, Bianca, Boivin, Nicole, Mahirta, Aplin, Ken, OʼConnor, Sue

“…The resource-poor, isolated islands of Wallacea have been considered a major adaptive obstacle for hominins expanding into Australasia. Archaeological evidence…”
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Palaeoecology of Southeast Asian megafauna-bearing sites from the Pleistocene and a review of environmental changes in the region by Louys, Julien, Meijaard, Erik

“…To reconstruct the palaeoenvironments of megafauna-bearing sites from Pleistocene Southeast Asia, and to describe general environmental changes in the region…”
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Reconstructing Palaeogeography and Inter‐island Visibility in the Wallacean Archipelago During the Likely Period of Sahul Colonization, 65–45 000 Years Ago by Kealy, Shimona, Louys, Julien, O'Connor, Sue

“…ABSTRACT The palaeogeography of the Wallacea Archipelago is a significant factor in understanding early modern human colonization of Sahul (Australia and New…”
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Oldest human occupation of Wallacea at Laili Cave, Timor-Leste, shows broad-spectrum foraging responses to late Pleistocene environments by Hawkins, Stuart, O'Connor, Sue, Maloney, Tim Ryan, Litster, Mirani, Kealy, Shimona, Fenner, Jack N., Aplin, Ken, Boulanger, Clara, Brockwell, Sally, Willan, Richard, Piotto, Elena, Louys, Julien

“…The Wallacea Archipelago provides an extraordinary laboratory for the study of human colonisation and adaptation, yet few detailed archaeological studies have…”
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High-resolution high-throughput thermal neutron tomographic imaging of fossiliferous cave breccias from Sumatra by Smith, Holly E., Bevitt, Joseph J., Zaim, Jahdi, Rizal, Yan, Aswan, Puspaningrum, Mika Rizki, Trihascaryo, Agus, Price, Gilbert J., Webb, Gregory E., Louys, Julien

“…We employ high-throughput thermal-neutron tomographic imaging to visualise internal diagnostic features of dense fossiliferous breccia from three Pleistocene…”
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Intra-skeletal vascular density in a bipedal hopping macropod with implications for analyses of rib histology by Stewart, Tahlia J., Louys, Julien, Miszkiewicz, Justyna J.

“…Human ribs are thought to be less affected by mechanical strain at the microscopic level than limb bones, implying that rib remodelling better reflects bone…”
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Human maritime subsistence strategies in the Lesser Sunda Islands during the terminal Pleistocene–early Holocene: New evidence from Alor, Indonesia by Samper Carro, Sofía C., O'Connor, Sue, Louys, Julien, Hawkins, Stuart, Mahirta, Mahirta

“…The islands of Wallacea are remarkable on a world scale as settlement occurred by at least 43,000 cal BP and must have involved the use of watercraft. The…”
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Island extinctions: processes, patterns, and potential for ecosystem restoration by WOOD, JAMIE R., ALCOVER, JOSEP A., BLACKBURN, TIM M., BOVER, PERE, DUNCAN, RICHARD P., HUME, JULIAN P., LOUYS, JULIEN, MEIJER, HANNEKE J.M., RANDO, JUAN C., WILMSHURST, JANET M.

“…Extinctions have altered island ecosystems throughout the late Quaternary. Here, we review the main historic drivers of extinctions on islands, patterns in…”
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Islands Under the Sea: A Review of Early Modern Human Dispersal Routes and Migration Hypotheses Through Wallacea by Kealy, Shimona, Louys, Julien, O'Connor, Sue

“…Wallacea is the transitional biogeographic zone between the continents of Sunda (Southeast Asia) and Sahul (Australian-New Guinea). It consists of a series of…”
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A new family of diprotodontian marsupials from the latest Oligocene of Australia and the evolution of wombats, koalas, and their relatives (Vombatiformes) by Beck, Robin M. D., Louys, Julien, Brewer, Philippa, Archer, Michael, Black, Karen H., Tedford, Richard H.

“…We describe the partial cranium and skeleton of a new diprotodontian marsupial from the late Oligocene (~26–25 Ma) Namba Formation of South Australia. This is…”
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Climate change frames debate over the extinction of megafauna in Sahul (Pleistocene Australia-New Guinea) by Wroe, Stephen, Field, Judith H., Archer, Michael, Grayson, Donald K., Price, Gilbert J., Louys, Julien, Faith, J. Tyler, Webb, Gregory E., Davidson, Iain, Mooney, Scott D.

“…Around 88 large vertebrate taxa disappeared from Sahul sometime during the Pleistocene, with the majority of losses (54 taxa) clearly taking place within the…”
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The microstratigraphy and depositional environments of Lida Ajer and Ngalau Gupin, two fossil-bearing tropical limestone caves of west Sumatra by Anderson, Holly E., Morley, Mike W., McAdams, Conor, Zaim, Jahdi, Rizal, Yan, Aswan, Puspaningrum, Mika R., Hascaryo, Agus T., Price, Gilbert J., Louys, Julien

“…Lida Ajer and Ngalau Gupin are karstic caves situated in the Padang Highlands, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Lida Ajer is best known for yielding fossil evidence…”
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Fishing in life and death: Pleistocene fish-hooks from a burial context on Alor Island, Indonesia by O'Connor, Sue, Mahirta, Samper Carro, Sofía C., Hawkins, Stuart, Kealy, Shimona, Louys, Julien, Wood, Rachel

“…Fish-hooks discovered among grave goods associated with an adult female burial at the Tron Bon Lei rockshelter on the island of Alor in Indonesia are the first…”
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Cats in the forest: predicting habitat adaptations from humerus morphometry in extant and fossil Felidae (Carnivora) by Meloro, Carlo, Elton, Sarah, Louys, Julien, Bishop, Laura C, Ditchfield, Peter

“…Mammalian carnivores are rarely incorporated in paleoenvironmental reconstructions, largely because of their rarity within the fossil record. However,…”
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Speleological and environmental history of Lida Ajer cave, western Sumatra by Louys, Julien, Duval, Mathieu, Price, Gilbert J, Westaway, Kira, Zaim, Yahdi, Rizal, Yan, Aswan, Puspaningrum, Mika, Trihascaryo, Agus, Breitenbach, Sebastian F M, Kwiecien, Ola, Cai, Yanjun, Higgins, Penny, Albers, Paul C H, de Vos, John, Roberts, Patrick

“…Some of the earliest evidence for the presence of modern humans in rainforests has come from the fossil deposits of Lida Ajer in Sumatra. Two human teeth from…”
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Taxonomy, taphonomy and chronology of the Pleistocene faunal assemblage at Ngalau Gupin cave, Sumatra by Smith, Holly E., Price, Gilbert J., Duval, Mathieu, Westaway, Kira, Zaim, Jahdi, Rizal, Yan, Aswan, Puspaningrum, Mika Rizki, Trihascaryo, Agus, Stewart, Mathew, Louys, Julien

“…Ngalau Gupin is a broad karstic cave system in the Padang Highlands of western Sumatra, Indonesia. Abundant fossils, consisting of mostly isolated teeth from…”
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