Transformations and Persistence in the Holocene in East Timor: Unpacking the Island Southeast Asian Neolithic and Metal Age Cultural Packages

该项目将对了解我们地区的文化互动和变化大有裨益。 帝汶岛和大澳大利亚在整个全新世的密切关系，以及它在东南亚的位置，通过时间将它连接在东部和西部。 除了了解社区之间互动的性质外，我们还试图了解东帝汶人如何随着时间的推移对环境的变化作出反应，以及这如何影响当地文化。 此外，我们特别注重生产技术，以及测试新石器时代的迁移和替代理论，使我们能够看到东帝汶社会内部创新的性质。

This project will be of great benefit in understanding culture interaction and change in our region. The close relationship between Timor and Greater Australia throughout the Holocene, and its place in Southeast Asia link it both east and west through time. In addition to understanding the nature of interaction between communities, we seek to understand how the Timorese responded, through time, to environmental variability and how this affected local culture. Furthermore, our particular focus on production technologies, as well as testing theories of migration and replacement for the Neolithic, allow us to see the nature of innovation within Timorese society.