Prehistoric population affinities from Gua Bedug in the context of Early-Mid Holocene of Java
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1Until recently, limited prehistoric research has revealed the early arrival of modern humans on the north coast of Java, Indonesia. Previous research has focused more on the southern part of the island. Our research in the karst area of the Rembang Zone on the northern coast of Central Java has recovered human remains which offer potential new insights into the early occupation of Java Island by modern humans, especially during the Early-Mid Holocene. This paper presents the results of analyses of 29 dental specimens found in Gua Bedug, Rembang Residency. The analyses were conducted mainly to determine geographical population affinities based on dental metrics and morphology. The results show that the human inhabitants of the Gua Bedug around 5.800 BP came from two population affinities, namely Australo-Melanesian and East Asian, highlighting the diversity of human inhabitants of the region during that period. The results also suggest that the occupation of the north coast of Java during the Pleistocene – Holocene transition, around 12.000 BP, was more complex than previously thought.
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Hari Wibowo, Sofwan Noerwidi, Daud Aris Tanudirjo, Ashwin Prayud, Nia Marniati Etie Fajari et Cahyo Rahmadi, « Prehistoric population affinities from Gua Bedug in the context of Early-Mid Holocene of Java », Bulletins et mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris [En ligne], 37(S) | 2025, mis en ligne le 16 janvier 2025, consulté le 09 février 2025. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/15524 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/133pu
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