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View article: Unlocking economic potential of the <i>Ulva</i> crop for low salinity environments: exploring the effect of salinity gradients on the performance and valuable compounds of Baltic Sea strains
Unlocking economic potential of the <i>Ulva</i> crop for low salinity environments: exploring the effect of salinity gradients on the performance and valuable compounds of Baltic Sea strains Open
The rising global significance of sea lettuce ( Ulva spp.) in aquaculture stems from its versatility, rapid growth, and nutritional benefits. Cultivation expansion into lower salinity areas, like the Baltic Sea, is crucial for advancing aq…
View article: Echoes of distant pasts? New Britain, Vanuatu and Felix Speiser
Echoes of distant pasts? New Britain, Vanuatu and Felix Speiser Open
Recent papers on the genetics of the First Remote Oceanians raised questions about the nature of two population movements into the islands of Vanuatu, particularly the dominance of 'Papuan' lineages in the second phase.The papers identifie…
View article: Understanding social connections within the Bismarck Archipelago through petrographic and motif analyses of Mussau Lapita pottery assemblages
Understanding social connections within the Bismarck Archipelago through petrographic and motif analyses of Mussau Lapita pottery assemblages Open
Petrographic and motif analyses of Lapita pottery assemblages from the Talepakemalai (ECA), Etakosarai (ECB) and Etapakengaroasa (EHB) Lapita sites of the Mussau Islands help to illuminate the social lives of people living in the Bismarck …
View article: Egyptian funerary boat model in the Australian Museum: dating and analysis
Egyptian funerary boat model in the Australian Museum: dating and analysis Open
The unprovenanced and stylistically unusual wooden boat model (AM E60381) from the Australian Museum collection is examined to assess its identity and age. The analyses of construction method, wood, pigments, and gesso demonstrate the boat…
View article: Preface. In From Field to Museum—Studies from Melanesia in Honour of Robin Torrence, ed. Jim Specht, Val Attenbrow, and Jim Allen
Preface. In From Field to Museum—Studies from Melanesia in Honour of Robin Torrence, ed. Jim Specht, Val Attenbrow, and Jim Allen Open
This collection of 16 papers by 32 authors covers a diverse range of topics on archaeological materials and museum collections. The papers range in geographical coverage from Sarawak in Malaysia to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, but their ma…
View article: New dates for the Makekur (FOH) Lapita pottery site, Arawe Islands, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
New dates for the Makekur (FOH) Lapita pottery site, Arawe Islands, New Britain, Papua New Guinea Open
Estimates for the start of Lapita pottery in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, have ranged from 3550-3450 cal.BP to 3300-3200 cal.BP.These estimates in turn overlap date ranges of 3480-3150 cal.BP and of 3360-3040 cal.BP for the …
View article: Obsidian from the Jacquinot Bay area, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
Obsidian from the Jacquinot Bay area, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. Open
The paper describes the analysis by portable XRF (pXRF) of 44 pieces of obsidian from six archaeological sites around Jacquinot Bay in the Pomio District of East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. One piece is possibly from a middle Lapita pot…
View article: Exploring Lapita diversity on New Britain’s south coast, Papua New Guinea
Exploring Lapita diversity on New Britain’s south coast, Papua New Guinea Open
Variability in material culture at Lapita pottery sites has long been recognised, but is rarely discussed. Here we explore differences between two Lapita sites on Apugi Island near Kandrian and two in the Arawe Islands on the south side of…