{"id":327282,"date":"2025-12-02T07:04:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/anthropology\/how-ancient-genomes-redraw-the-story-of-australias-earliest-peoples\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T07:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:04:46","slug":"how-ancient-genomes-redraw-the-story-of-australias-earliest-peoples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=327282","title":{"rendered":"How Ancient Genomes Redraw the Story of Australia\u2019s Earliest Peoples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" dir=\"auto\">\n<p><span>For decades, the opening chapter of human history in Sahul, the Ice Age supercontinent that once joined Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, has been contested ground. Archaeologists, geneticists, and paleoanthropologists have traced its earliest footprints through scattered tools, fire pits, and bone fragments. Yet the timeline of <\/span><em>when<\/em><span> those first travelers stepped ashore has remained stubbornly fuzzy.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!n_pX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8cdb93-dabc-49dc-8615-d83d08651355_2880x1670.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 can-restack\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset can-restack\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!n_pX!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8cdb93-dabc-49dc-8615-d83d08651355_2880x1670.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!n_pX!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8cdb93-dabc-49dc-8615-d83d08651355_2880x1670.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!n_pX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8cdb93-dabc-49dc-8615-d83d08651355_2880x1670.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!n_pX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8cdb93-dabc-49dc-8615-d83d08651355_2880x1670.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!n_pX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8cdb93-dabc-49dc-8615-d83d08651355_2880x1670.jpeg\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/ee8cdb93-dabc-49dc-8615-d83d08651355_2880x1670.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:null,&quot;width&quot;:null,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:466912,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.anthropology.net\/i\/180446411?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8cdb93-dabc-49dc-8615-d83d08651355_2880x1670.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!n_pX!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8cdb93-dabc-49dc-8615-d83d08651355_2880x1670.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!n_pX!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8cdb93-dabc-49dc-8615-d83d08651355_2880x1670.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!n_pX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8cdb93-dabc-49dc-8615-d83d08651355_2880x1670.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!n_pX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8cdb93-dabc-49dc-8615-d83d08651355_2880x1670.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\"><span>Map showing continental shelves of Sunda, Sahul, and the Western Pacific. Credit: <\/span><em>Science Advances<\/em><span> (2025). DOI: 10.1126\/sciadv.ady9493<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>A new study in <\/span><em><span>Science Advances<\/span><\/em><span> now sharpens the picture with one of the most comprehensive Indigenous genomic datasets to date. Instead of a single, late pulse of migration, the authors present evidence for a much earlier arrival around 60,000 years ago, carried by not one but two genetically distinct groups navigating separate routes into Sahul.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Xt6I!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac41e669-5ed7-40b9-a420-8846b98d30e2_2880x1620.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img can-restack\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset can-restack\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Xt6I!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac41e669-5ed7-40b9-a420-8846b98d30e2_2880x1620.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Xt6I!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac41e669-5ed7-40b9-a420-8846b98d30e2_2880x1620.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Xt6I!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac41e669-5ed7-40b9-a420-8846b98d30e2_2880x1620.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Xt6I!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac41e669-5ed7-40b9-a420-8846b98d30e2_2880x1620.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Xt6I!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac41e669-5ed7-40b9-a420-8846b98d30e2_2880x1620.jpeg\" width=\"1456\" height=\"819\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/ac41e669-5ed7-40b9-a420-8846b98d30e2_2880x1620.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:819,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1047102,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.anthropology.net\/i\/180446411?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac41e669-5ed7-40b9-a420-8846b98d30e2_2880x1620.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Xt6I!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac41e669-5ed7-40b9-a420-8846b98d30e2_2880x1620.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Xt6I!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac41e669-5ed7-40b9-a420-8846b98d30e2_2880x1620.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Xt6I!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac41e669-5ed7-40b9-a420-8846b98d30e2_2880x1620.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Xt6I!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac41e669-5ed7-40b9-a420-8846b98d30e2_2880x1620.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Map of Sunda, Sahul, and the Western Pacific, with arrows showing potential migration routes suggested by the mtDNA and Y chromosome distributions. Credit: Helen Farr, Erich Fisher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>This finding supports what scholars call the \u201clong chronology,\u201d a framework that pushes the earliest human presence in Sahul to the edge of the known <\/span><em>Homo sapiens<\/em><span> dispersal story. It also reframes how we think about the ingenuity and adaptability of the earliest peoples who ventured into the vast and rising Pacific.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe genetic patterns indicate deep time depth and structured movements rather than a single wave washing uniformly across the landscape,\u201d<\/strong><span> says Dr. Corinne Delacourt, an evolutionary geneticist at Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al.<\/span><br \/><strong>\u201cThe story is one of branching paths, split decisions, and sustained population histories.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, the opening chapter of human history in Sahul, the Ice Age supercontinent that once joined Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, has been contested ground. Archaeologists, geneticists, and paleoanthropologists have traced its earliest footprints through scattered tools, fire pits, and bone fragments. 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