Prehistory in Sulawesi isl. #1

(on pict. Leang-leang prehistoric cave in Maros)

Peter Bellwood, a professor of Archaeology from Australia provide hypotheses about the origins of  prehistoric life on the Sulawesi isl. In his book "Southeast Asia from Prehistory to History" (2004) writes, that modern human life on the  Sulawesi isl. are from the entry of the Austronesian-speaking cultivators. Migrants who arrived at the Sulawesi isl., bringing the language source of Malay-Pronesia (PMP) which is the root of the local language of South Sulawesi. Build upon the radiocarbon data that has been traced in the Maros region suggests that modern humans inhabited the area for the first time at 30,000 BC. These migrants were initially inhabited the river downstream Sa'dan who later moved to the highlands. They develop into eight groups that are isolated from each other. This affects the onset of the eight kinds of languages ​​in South Sulawesi.

The discovery of fossils on the island of Java showed that the island has been inhabited since 1.5 million years ago. Be at variance in Java isl., there is no direct evidence that shows relics of early humans in Sulawesi isl. This strengthens the theory that modern humans arrived on the Sulawesi isl. came from other continental migration, namely the Borneo isl..

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