A multi-proxy approach to exploring Homo sapiens’ arrival, environments and adaptations in Southeast Asia

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A multi-proxy approach to exploring Homo sapiens’ arrival, environments and adaptations in Southeast Asia. / Bacon, Anne-Marie; Bourgon, Nicolas; Welker, Frido; Cappellini, Enrico; Fiorillo, Denis; Tombret, Olivier; Thi Mai Huong, Nguyen; Tuan, Nguyen Anh; Sayavonkhamdy, Thongsa; Souksavatdy, Viengkeo; Sichanthongtip, Phonephanh; Antoine, Pierre Olivier; Duringer, Philippe; Ponche, Jean-Luc; Westaway, Kira; Joannes-Boyau, Renaud; Boesch, Quentin; Suzzoni, Eric; Frangeul, Sébastien; Patole-Edoumba, Elise; Zachwieja, Alexandra; Shackelford, Laura; Demeter, Fabrice; Hublin, Jean-Jacques; Dufour, Élise.

In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 11, 21080, 2021.

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Bacon, A-M, Bourgon, N, Welker, F, Cappellini, E, Fiorillo, D, Tombret, O, Thi Mai Huong, N, Tuan, NA, Sayavonkhamdy, T, Souksavatdy, V, Sichanthongtip, P, Antoine, PO, Duringer, P, Ponche, J-L, Westaway, K, Joannes-Boyau, R, Boesch, Q, Suzzoni, E, Frangeul, S, Patole-Edoumba, E, Zachwieja, A, Shackelford, L, Demeter, F, Hublin, J-J & Dufour, É 2021, 'A multi-proxy approach to exploring Homo sapiens’ arrival, environments and adaptations in Southeast Asia', Scientific Reports, vol. 11, 21080. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99931-4

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Bacon, A-M., Bourgon, N., Welker, F., Cappellini, E., Fiorillo, D., Tombret, O., Thi Mai Huong, N., Tuan, N. A., Sayavonkhamdy, T., Souksavatdy, V., Sichanthongtip, P., Antoine, P. O., Duringer, P., Ponche, J-L., Westaway, K., Joannes-Boyau, R., Boesch, Q., Suzzoni, E., Frangeul, S., ... Dufour, É. (2021). A multi-proxy approach to exploring Homo sapiens’ arrival, environments and adaptations in Southeast Asia. Scientific Reports, 11, [21080]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99931-4

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Bacon A-M, Bourgon N, Welker F, Cappellini E, Fiorillo D, Tombret O et al. A multi-proxy approach to exploring Homo sapiens’ arrival, environments and adaptations in Southeast Asia. Scientific Reports. 2021;11. 21080. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99931-4

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Bacon, Anne-Marie ; Bourgon, Nicolas ; Welker, Frido ; Cappellini, Enrico ; Fiorillo, Denis ; Tombret, Olivier ; Thi Mai Huong, Nguyen ; Tuan, Nguyen Anh ; Sayavonkhamdy, Thongsa ; Souksavatdy, Viengkeo ; Sichanthongtip, Phonephanh ; Antoine, Pierre Olivier ; Duringer, Philippe ; Ponche, Jean-Luc ; Westaway, Kira ; Joannes-Boyau, Renaud ; Boesch, Quentin ; Suzzoni, Eric ; Frangeul, Sébastien ; Patole-Edoumba, Elise ; Zachwieja, Alexandra ; Shackelford, Laura ; Demeter, Fabrice ; Hublin, Jean-Jacques ; Dufour, Élise. / A multi-proxy approach to exploring Homo sapiens’ arrival, environments and adaptations in Southeast Asia. In: Scientific Reports. 2021 ; Vol. 11.

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title = "A multi-proxy approach to exploring Homo sapiens{\textquoteright} arrival, environments and adaptations in Southeast Asia",
abstract = "The capability of Pleistocene hominins to successfully adapt to different types of tropical forested environments has long been debated. In order to investigate environmental changes in Southeast Asia during a critical period for the turnover of hominin species, we analysed palaeoenvironmental proxies from five late Middle to Late Pleistocene faunas. Human teeth discoveries have been reported at Duoi U{\textquoteright}Oi, Vietnam (70–60 ka) and Nam Lot, Laos (86–72 ka). However, the use of palaeoproteomics allowed us to discard the latter, and, to date, no human remains older than ~ 70 ka are documented in the area. Our findings indicate that tropical rainforests were highly sensitive to climatic changes over that period, with significant fluctuations of the canopy forests. Locally, large-bodied faunas were resilient to these fluctuations until the cooling period of the Marine Isotope Stage 4 (MIS 4; 74–59 ka) that transformed the overall biotope. Then, under strong selective pressures, populations with new phenotypic characteristics emerged while some other species disappeared. We argue that this climate-driven shift offered new foraging opportunities for hominins in a novel rainforest environment and was most likely a key factor in the settlement and dispersal of our species during MIS 4 in SE Asia.",
author = "Anne-Marie Bacon and Nicolas Bourgon and Frido Welker and Enrico Cappellini and Denis Fiorillo and Olivier Tombret and {Thi Mai Huong}, Nguyen and Tuan, {Nguyen Anh} and Thongsa Sayavonkhamdy and Viengkeo Souksavatdy and Phonephanh Sichanthongtip and Antoine, {Pierre Olivier} and Philippe Duringer and Jean-Luc Ponche and Kira Westaway and Renaud Joannes-Boyau and Quentin Boesch and Eric Suzzoni and S{\'e}bastien Frangeul and Elise Patole-Edoumba and Alexandra Zachwieja and Laura Shackelford and Fabrice Demeter and Jean-Jacques Hublin and {\'E}lise Dufour",
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AU - Bacon, Anne-Marie

AU - Bourgon, Nicolas

AU - Welker, Frido

AU - Cappellini, Enrico

AU - Fiorillo, Denis

AU - Tombret, Olivier

AU - Thi Mai Huong, Nguyen

AU - Tuan, Nguyen Anh

AU - Sayavonkhamdy, Thongsa

AU - Souksavatdy, Viengkeo

AU - Sichanthongtip, Phonephanh

AU - Antoine, Pierre Olivier

AU - Duringer, Philippe

AU - Ponche, Jean-Luc

AU - Westaway, Kira

AU - Joannes-Boyau, Renaud

AU - Boesch, Quentin

AU - Suzzoni, Eric

AU - Frangeul, Sébastien

AU - Patole-Edoumba, Elise

AU - Zachwieja, Alexandra

AU - Shackelford, Laura

AU - Demeter, Fabrice

AU - Hublin, Jean-Jacques

AU - Dufour, Élise

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PY - 2021

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N2 - The capability of Pleistocene hominins to successfully adapt to different types of tropical forested environments has long been debated. In order to investigate environmental changes in Southeast Asia during a critical period for the turnover of hominin species, we analysed palaeoenvironmental proxies from five late Middle to Late Pleistocene faunas. Human teeth discoveries have been reported at Duoi U’Oi, Vietnam (70–60 ka) and Nam Lot, Laos (86–72 ka). However, the use of palaeoproteomics allowed us to discard the latter, and, to date, no human remains older than ~ 70 ka are documented in the area. Our findings indicate that tropical rainforests were highly sensitive to climatic changes over that period, with significant fluctuations of the canopy forests. Locally, large-bodied faunas were resilient to these fluctuations until the cooling period of the Marine Isotope Stage 4 (MIS 4; 74–59 ka) that transformed the overall biotope. Then, under strong selective pressures, populations with new phenotypic characteristics emerged while some other species disappeared. We argue that this climate-driven shift offered new foraging opportunities for hominins in a novel rainforest environment and was most likely a key factor in the settlement and dispersal of our species during MIS 4 in SE Asia.

AB - The capability of Pleistocene hominins to successfully adapt to different types of tropical forested environments has long been debated. In order to investigate environmental changes in Southeast Asia during a critical period for the turnover of hominin species, we analysed palaeoenvironmental proxies from five late Middle to Late Pleistocene faunas. Human teeth discoveries have been reported at Duoi U’Oi, Vietnam (70–60 ka) and Nam Lot, Laos (86–72 ka). However, the use of palaeoproteomics allowed us to discard the latter, and, to date, no human remains older than ~ 70 ka are documented in the area. Our findings indicate that tropical rainforests were highly sensitive to climatic changes over that period, with significant fluctuations of the canopy forests. Locally, large-bodied faunas were resilient to these fluctuations until the cooling period of the Marine Isotope Stage 4 (MIS 4; 74–59 ka) that transformed the overall biotope. Then, under strong selective pressures, populations with new phenotypic characteristics emerged while some other species disappeared. We argue that this climate-driven shift offered new foraging opportunities for hominins in a novel rainforest environment and was most likely a key factor in the settlement and dispersal of our species during MIS 4 in SE Asia.

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