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View article: Ancient mitogenomes of Lapita pigs confirm continuity of the Pacific Clade in Remote Oceania
Ancient mitogenomes of Lapita pigs confirm continuity of the Pacific Clade in Remote Oceania Open
View article: Kuwae, Epi and Tongoa Islands: Transformations of a volcanic landscape in central Vanuatu
Kuwae, Epi and Tongoa Islands: Transformations of a volcanic landscape in central Vanuatu Open
This paper presents a detailed overview of archaeological research undertaken on Epi and Tongoa, in central Vanuatu. These islands were previously connected to one another and respectively formed the western and eastern portions of Kuwae, …
View article: Ancient Mitogenomes of Lapita Pigs Confirm Continuity of the Pacific Clade in Remote Oceania
Ancient Mitogenomes of Lapita Pigs Confirm Continuity of the Pacific Clade in Remote Oceania Open
View article: Exploring the potential of dental calculus to shed light on past human migrations in Oceania
Exploring the potential of dental calculus to shed light on past human migrations in Oceania Open
The Pacific islands and Island Southeast Asia have experienced multiple waves of human migrations, providing a case study for exploring the potential of ancient microbiomes to study human migration. We perform a metagenomic study of archae…
View article: Lapita pottery makers’ marks: The memory of signs and wonders?
Lapita pottery makers’ marks: The memory of signs and wonders? Open
What have been described as makers' marks on Lapita pottery were first reported by Donovan in 1973 and have been noted sporadically ever since.As Donovan herself noted, the placement and complexity of at least some of them refute the idea …
View article: “Feeling at home in Vanuatu”: Integration of newcomers from the East during the last millennium
“Feeling at home in Vanuatu”: Integration of newcomers from the East during the last millennium Open
Several localities across the Vanuatu archipelago (Melanesia), so-called ‘Polynesian Outliers’, are inhabited by communities that display Polynesian linguistic and cultural features although being located outside the Polynesian Triangle. S…
View article: Putting the involvement of Indigenous Australians back into Indigenous Australian archaeology
Putting the involvement of Indigenous Australians back into Indigenous Australian archaeology Open
View article: aDNA, ethnography, and facial approximations of the Teouma Lapita burials (c. 3000BP)
aDNA, ethnography, and facial approximations of the Teouma Lapita burials (c. 3000BP) Open
View article: The intentional variability of Lapita pottery fabrics
The intentional variability of Lapita pottery fabrics Open
Results from petrographic and chemical analysis of decorated Lapita pottery from Vao, Vanuatu show that the majority was manufactured locally but that several variations of local raw materials were used. This indicates that temper material…
View article: Exploring archaeogenetic studies of dental calculus to shed light on past human migrations in Oceania
Exploring archaeogenetic studies of dental calculus to shed light on past human migrations in Oceania Open
The Pacific islands have experienced multiple waves of human migrations, providing a case study for exploring the potential of using the microbiome to study human migration. We performed a metagenomic study of archaeological dental calculu…
View article: The Collective Biography of Archaeology in the Pacific: Seven Years of the CBAP Project
The Collective Biography of Archaeology in the Pacific: Seven Years of the CBAP Project Open
The Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Project, The Collective Biography of Archaeology in the Pacific or ‘CBAP’ was funded between 2015-2020 and, due to COVID disruptions, associated events continued until the end of 2022. Some of…
View article: There From the Start: Aboriginal Involvement in the Early Development of Australian Archaeology
There From the Start: Aboriginal Involvement in the Early Development of Australian Archaeology Open
While it is certainly the case that Indigenous Australians have suffered the consequences of being treated in an objectifying and derogatory fashion during the nineteenth and much of the twentieth centuries by archaeologists and others, th…
View article: Ancient DNA reveals five streams of migration into Micronesia and matrilocality in early Pacific seafarers
Ancient DNA reveals five streams of migration into Micronesia and matrilocality in early Pacific seafarers Open
Micronesia began to be peopled earlier than other parts of Remote Oceania, but the origins of its inhabitants remain unclear. We generated genome-wide data from 164 ancient and 112 modern individuals. Analysis reveals five migratory stream…
View article: In Memoriam Emeritus Professor John Dominic Lynch (8 July 1946 – 25 May 2021)
In Memoriam Emeritus Professor John Dominic Lynch (8 July 1946 – 25 May 2021) Open
The descriptive and historical linguist, John Lynch, died in Port Vila, Vanuatu, aged 74 in May 2021. His linguistic lineage was a particularly distinguished one. He was proud to say that as an undergraduate at Sydney University from 1964-…
View article: Archaeology as a profession in the Pacific (1945 – present)
Archaeology as a profession in the Pacific (1945 – present) Open
This chapter introduces the fourth and final section of Uncovering Pacific Pasts: Histories of Archaeology in Oceania, covering the period from the end of World War II to the present day.The chapters in this section deal predominantly with…
View article: The burgeoning field of anthropology and archaeology (1918–45)
The burgeoning field of anthropology and archaeology (1918–45) Open
View article: Conclusion: Highlights from the Uncovering Pacific Pasts exhibition
Conclusion: Highlights from the Uncovering Pacific Pasts exhibition Open
The Uncovering Pacific Pasts exhibition opened to the public in the respective participating institutions in March 2020.The geographic scope of the objects installed for display spanned from Canberra, Australia, to Cambridge, Massachusetts…
View article: The first Lapita pottery found in Fiji: Links to an early Pacific world
The first Lapita pottery found in Fiji: Links to an early Pacific world Open
Accession 948 in what is now the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology of the University of California Berkeley, logged in on 25 October 1948, does not on the face of it seem such an interesting collection. 1 It consists of an almost ran…
View article: Ratu Rabici Logavatu and Aubrey Parke: Two archaeological pioneers of the Fijian Administration
Ratu Rabici Logavatu and Aubrey Parke: Two archaeological pioneers of the Fijian Administration Open
View article: The first archaeological excavations (1870s – 1910s)
The first archaeological excavations (1870s – 1910s) Open
The first archaeological excavations (1870s -1910s)
View article: European interests and ideas on the diversity of human cultures in the Pacific (1500s – 1870s)
European interests and ideas on the diversity of human cultures in the Pacific (1500s – 1870s) Open
This chapter introduces the first of four sections of Uncovering Pacific Pasts: Histories of Archaeology in Oceania, covering European (including Euro-American) interests and ideas on the diversity of human cultures in the Pacific from the…
View article: Uncovering Pacific Pasts: Histories of Archaeology in Oceania – An exhibition
Uncovering Pacific Pasts: Histories of Archaeology in Oceania – An exhibition Open
View article: The vicissitudes of Lapita pottery, 1909–45: The Melbourne witness
The vicissitudes of Lapita pottery, 1909–45: The Melbourne witness Open
The Melbourne witness
View article: Data for: "Ancient DNA Reveals Five Streams of Migration into Micronesia and Matrilocality in Early Pacific Seafarers"
Data for: "Ancient DNA Reveals Five Streams of Migration into Micronesia and Matrilocality in Early Pacific Seafarers" Open
Micronesia began to be peopled earlier than other parts of Remote Oceania, but its inhabitants’ origins remain unclear. We generated genome-wide data from 164 ancient and 112 modern individuals. Analysis reveals five migratory streams into…
View article: Grassroots badly burnt
Grassroots badly burnt Open
Here we salute the exceptional contributions of five ni-Vanuatu, who passed away over the last year, to the archaeological understanding of Vanuatu and the wider Pacific over a 50-year period. They were all at one time members of the Vanua…
View article: Ethics of DNA research on human remains: five globally applicable guidelines
Ethics of DNA research on human remains: five globally applicable guidelines Open
View article: Uncovering Pacific Pasts: Histories of Archaeology in Oceania
Uncovering Pacific Pasts: Histories of Archaeology in Oceania Open
Objects have many stories to tell. The stories of their makers and their uses. Stories of exchange, acquisition, display and interpretation. This book is a collection of essays highlighting some of the collections, and their object biograp…
View article: Debates and emerging issues in 2021
Debates and emerging issues in 2021 Open
View article: Intégration polynésienne au Vanuatu (Mélanésie) : étude de cas sur les rapports entre société préexistante et individus migrants
Intégration polynésienne au Vanuatu (Mélanésie) : étude de cas sur les rapports entre société préexistante et individus migrants Open
Certaines sociétés humaines modernes de l’archipel du Vanuatu (Mélanésie) présentent des traits culturels polynésiens et parlent des langues polynésiennes. Ces caractéristiques diffèrent de celles des autres sociétés présentes dans l’archi…
View article: Translations of "Ethics of DNA research on human remains: five globally applicable guidelines"
Translations of "Ethics of DNA research on human remains: five globally applicable guidelines" Open
Translations of the paper "Ethics of DNA research on human remains: five globally applicable guidelines," published and openly accessible at Nature:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04008-xDOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04008-xTranslatio…