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apj0731 t1_jawgap7 wrote

Hi!

No. There is loads of evidence of H. erectus and other earlier members of genus Homo making it to Indonesia and surrounding islands as you state (see: Trinil, Sangiran, H. floresiensis, etc.). However, there are no evidence of hominins other than H. sapiens found in Australia.

Keep in mind that Australia was not attached to mainland Eurasia. There were periods of time when Indonesia was accessible by foot. There is no evidence that H. erectus made boats.

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vokzhen t1_jb6n8j6 wrote

> There were periods of time when Indonesia was accessible by foot

This rough map of now-submerged river systems is what really made it "real" for me.

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apj0731 t1_jb6ovi3 wrote

That's an awesome model. Thanks for sharing!

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