Pelagic Fishing at 42,000 Years Before the Present and the Maritime Skills of Modern Humans

被引：234

作者：

O'Connor, Sue ^{[1
]}

Ono, Rintaro ^{[2
]}

Clarkson, Chris ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Australian Natl Univ, Dept Archaeol & Nat Hist, Coll Asia & Pacific, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

[2] Tokai Univ, Sch Marine Sci & Technol, Dept Maritime Civilizat, Shizuoka 4248610, Japan

[3] Univ Queensland, Sch Social Sci, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia

来源：

SCIENCE | 2011年 / 334卷 / 6059期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

ETHNO-ARCHAEOLOGY; SOUTH-AFRICA; EAST TIMOR; EXPLOITATION;

D O I：

10.1126/science.1207703

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

By 50,000 years ago, it is clear that modern humans were capable of long-distance sea travel as they colonized Australia. However, evidence for advanced maritime skills, and for fishing in particular, is rare before the terminal Pleistocene/early Holocene. Here we report remains of a variety of pelagic and other fish species dating to 42,000 years before the present from Jerimalai shelter in East Timor, as well as the earliest definite evidence for fishhook manufacture in the world. Capturing pelagic fish such as tuna requires high levels of planning and complex maritime technology. The evidence implies that the inhabitants were fishing in the deep sea.

引用

页码：1117 / 1121

页数：6

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