42,000-Year-Old Evidence of Maritime Activities Discovered in Indonesia
New evidence of human occupation dating back 42,000 years in southeast Indonesia sheds light on the migration route taken by some of the first humans to arrive in the region. A study from The Australian National University (ANU) reveals that the discovery at Elivavan on Indonesia’s Tanimbar islands is significant due to its location near the ‘Sahul shelf,’ which includes modern-day Australia and New Guinea.