ABSTRACT
Most papers in the volume describe discoveries on the islands of Java or Sulawesi, with fewer contributions on the archaeology of the Lesser Sundas and the Moluccas. Central and East Java have been an important focus of Quaternary research since Dubois' discoveries. The authors of this paper propose a taxonomic distinction for the Ngebung fossils of the genus Axis lydekkeri. In the past three decades, archaeological studies in Indonesia have been augmented by the results of detailed palynological research. Gert-Jan Bartstra began his research in Indonesia in 1970 when, as a student, he participated in the Joint Indonesian-Dutch Sulawesi Prehistoric Expedition. As one of the co-founders of Modern Quaternary Research in Southeast Asia and the one 'permanent' editor for twenty-five years, Bartstra maintained Van Heekeren's ideal of multidisciplinary collaboration in the study of Southeast Asian archaeology. .
