The Northern Spice Islands in prehistory, from 40,000 years ago to the recent past

Abstract

The previous 12 chapters have examined the results of our 1990s archaeological project in the Northern Moluccas from the perspectives of chronology, artefact sequences, animal remains, and human remains. The general goal has been to locate the Northern Moluccas within the Island Southeast Asian record of humanity since approximately 40,000 years ago. From start to finish, a number of significant questions have risen to the surface: