Sunda (landmass)

Short description: A prehistoric landmass that consisted of mainland and maritime Southeast Asia

Map of Sunda and Sahul

Sunda or Sundaland was a prehistoric landmass that consisted of mainland and western Maritime Southeast Asia.[1] It was partially submerged starting around 18,000 years ago and continuing till about 5000 BC.[2][3]

Sahul and Sunda were points of early human migrations after leaving Africa.[4]

## See also

* Earth:Sahul (continent) - A prehistoric continent that consisted of Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania and Seram

## References

1. ↑ Anna-Sapho Malaspinas (Oct 2016). "A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia". Nature 538 (7624): 207–214. doi:10.1038/nature18299. PMID 27654914. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature18299.epdf?referrer_access_token=HaO74vFirMAEa0QQd-JwV9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0M7EU9xxtcSNIxNuCDFIgGBczxVlj2QOdHt2PJ8EYjyWSa6QHUZxIuGaw9vyz4uZTJEA8Nok55kXezIIPwrZ65wX5cHWqUVmeAvQ_U5XCEE4IGBqmQonlXtDuiVrc2xQHWU4m4gVLxYCrqSC3qYPH5tZ0NCrjXrLpx1AsIUSffgwgx0buJCN3iFgw1-jkkPFiYPRLZL5OssXpCw3V5WCzrL8gVz5BbqVP3SfnNHaB_g4yI9NU6aKFCu8QkIRbJ0khrvrUh4M5z64tkh4qIG_-rQ&tracking_referrer=www.newscientist.com.
2. ↑ "Island-hopping study shows the most likely route the first people took to Australia". https://phys.org/news/2018-04-island-hopping-route-people-australia.html. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
3. ↑ Bellwood, P. (2007). Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago: Revised Edition. ANU E Press. p. 36. ISBN 9781921313127. https://books.google.com/books?id=4obAfGBGKY0C&pg=PA36. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
4. ↑ Mascie-Taylor, D.B.A.C.G.N.; Mascie-Taylor, C.G.N.; Lasker, G.W. (1988). Biological Aspects of Human Migration. Cambridge University Press. p. 18. ISBN 9780521331098. https://books.google.com/books?id=eJD5XJlviukC&pg=PA18. Retrieved 2018-08-09.

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