Category: History


  • Research Clinic: Rethinking the Origins of the Austronesians

    Published: April 26, 2025 | SIG Science Project Overview At SIG Science, we are actively developing a new synthesis of Austronesian expansion models — integrating genetics, linguistics, and archaeology into a more dynamic, multidirectional framework. The traditional Out-of-Taiwan (OOT) hypothesis framed the expansion as a single, Neolithic-driven migration. Recent advances in genetic studies, computational linguistics, and maritime archaeology reveal a much more complex story.…