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Excavation at Lene Hara Cave establishes occupation in East Timor at least 30,000–35,000 years ago

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Sue O'Connor ,
Matthew Spriggs  and
Peter Veth
Sue O'Connor
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology & Natural History, Research School of Pacific & Asian Studies, Australian National University, Acton ACT 0200, Australia. soconnor@coombs.anu.edu.au
Matthew Spriggs
Affiliation:
School of Archaeology & Anthropology, Faculty of Arts, A.D. Hope Building, Australian National University, Acton ACT 0200, Australia. Matthew.Spriggs@anu.edu.au
Peter Veth
Affiliation:
School of Anthropology, Archaeology & Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Education & Social Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811, Australia. peter.veth@jcu.edu.au
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Reinvestigations of the cave of Lene Hara in East Timor have yielded new dating evidence showing occupation from before 30,000 BP. These will further fuel the debates on early colonization of the region.

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IndonesiaEast TimorPleistoceneMiddle PalaeolithicLene Hara
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Antiquity , Volume 76 , Issue 291 , March 2002 , pp. 45 - 49
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2002

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