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Wilhelm Solheim
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For his father, the botanist, see Wilhelm Solheim (botanist).
Wilhelm G. Solheim II (1924—2014) was an American anthropologist[1] recognized as the most senior practitioner of archaeology in Southeast Asia, and as a pioneer in the study of Philippine and Southeast Asian prehistoric archaeology.[2] He is perhaps best known, however, for hypothesizing the existence of the Nusantao Maritime Trading and Communication Network (NMTCN), one of two dominant hypotheses regarding the peopling of the Asia-Pacific region during the Neolithic age.[3]
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