| Abstract: |
The global significance of archaeology in Island Southeast Asia has been recognized as central for understanding the diversity of ancient hominins, the evolution of modern humans, and the spread of Austronesian languages and cultures. It also illustrates multiple layers of migration, mobility of peoples from different ethnic backgrounds, and an emergence through trade into the Eurasian world system of the past two millennia. This entry introduces significant archaeological discoveries in Island Southeast Asia, dating from 1.5 million years ago through the early centuries CE.
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