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View article: Geochemical evidence of cultural continuity in lithic procurement from the Late Pleistocene to recent Holocene at Nombe rockshelter, Highland Papua New Guinea
Geochemical evidence of cultural continuity in lithic procurement from the Late Pleistocene to recent Holocene at Nombe rockshelter, Highland Papua New Guinea Open
Despite the central role of lithic analysis within Highland Papua New Guinean archaeology, geochemical characterisation studies are deeply underutilised in the region, especially where Pleistocene and informally flaked assemblages are conc…
View article: Stratigraphic Narratives from the Eastern Torres Strait: A Multi-proxy Geoarchaeological Study at Ormi, Dauar Island
Stratigraphic Narratives from the Eastern Torres Strait: A Multi-proxy Geoarchaeological Study at Ormi, Dauar Island Open
View article: Genomic and morphometric evidence for Austronesian-mediated pig translocation in the Pacific
Genomic and morphometric evidence for Austronesian-mediated pig translocation in the Pacific Open
Human mediated translocation of non-native pig species (genus Sus ) to the islands of Wallacea and Oceania has significantly altered local ecosystems. To investigate the timing and trajectory of these introductions, we conducted both genom…
View article: Commensal domestication pathways amongst plants: exploring segetal and ruderal crop origins
Commensal domestication pathways amongst plants: exploring segetal and ruderal crop origins Open
Two commensal pathways to plant domestication—ruderal and segetal—have been proposed. These domestication pathways are detailed here, together with associated archaeobotanical morphometric data for multiple crops within each pathway. The r…
View article: Palaeoecological studies at four archaeological sites in the New Guinea Highlands document local vegetation histories and plant use from c. 18,000 cal BP to the recent past
Palaeoecological studies at four archaeological sites in the New Guinea Highlands document local vegetation histories and plant use from c. 18,000 cal BP to the recent past Open
Plant microfossils at archaeological sites in the New Guinea Highlands have received little attention compared to lithic and faunal analyses. Here we analyse plant microfossils (pollen, charcoal particles, phytoliths, and starch) from thre…
View article: A micro‐geoarchaeological investigation of a cultivation pit (<i>maite</i>) on Teti'aroa atoll, Central‐East Polynesia
A micro‐geoarchaeological investigation of a cultivation pit (<i>maite</i>) on Teti'aroa atoll, Central‐East Polynesia Open
Cultivation pits represented the principal form of horticultural features developed by past atoll communities in Central‐East Polynesia (CEP), and they are still utilised on some atolls in Oceania. The majority of information about the use…
View article: Holocene tephras in the New Guinea highlands: Explosive volcanism in the Bismarck arc produces chronostratigraphic markers for interdisciplinary study
Holocene tephras in the New Guinea highlands: Explosive volcanism in the Bismarck arc produces chronostratigraphic markers for interdisciplinary study Open
In the highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), tephras are key chronostratigraphic markers for archaeological and palaeoenvironmental studies. Here, mid-Late-Holocene tephras are geochemically fingerprinted and correlated across seventeen sit…
View article: Resonating Between Past and Present: Long-Term History for the Island of New Guinea
Resonating Between Past and Present: Long-Term History for the Island of New Guinea Open
The archaeology of the island of New Guinea is ancient and surprising, yet it is highly fragmentary in space and time. Consequently, archaeology provides only local and fleeting glimpses of social life in the distant past. In this review, …
View article: Grand challenge: Environmental archaeology as intersectional, translational and inclusive practice
Grand challenge: Environmental archaeology as intersectional, translational and inclusive practice Open
FIELD GRAND CHALLENGE article Front. Environ. Archaeol., 12 February 2024 Volume 3 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fearc.2024.1365794
View article: Forgetting cane grasses: Switching temporal focus to reveal mosaics of <i>Saccharum</i> diversity
Forgetting cane grasses: Switching temporal focus to reveal mosaics of <i>Saccharum</i> diversity Open
Societal Impact Statement Sugarcane ( Saccharum cvs.) is one of the most important cash crops globally. Related varieties and species of cane grasses of the genus Saccharum are also important subsistence crops in the Indo‐Pacific region. D…
View article: Lock-in and Learning - North West Coast of Tasmania
Lock-in and Learning - North West Coast of Tasmania Open
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View article: Putting the <i>Dark Emu</i> debate into context
Putting the <i>Dark Emu</i> debate into context Open
In this review of the Dark Emu debate we start out by summarising Bruce Pascoe's original work and Peter Sutton and Keryn Walshe's critique. However, the majority of this contribution is to place this Australian‐focussed debate into broade…
View article: Plant domestication and agricultural ecologies
Plant domestication and agricultural ecologies Open
View article: Investigating gut contents of the leptocleidian plesiosaur <i>Umoonasaurus demoscyllus</i> using micro-CT imaging
Investigating gut contents of the leptocleidian plesiosaur <i>Umoonasaurus demoscyllus</i> using micro-CT imaging Open
The holotype of Umoonasaurus demoscyllus (AM F.99374) is one of the most complete plesiosaur skeletons ever discovered in Australia. It preserves a gastric mass in the pectoral girdle region that has not yet been documented in detail. Here…
View article: Investigating gut contents of the leptocleidian plesiosaur <i>Umoonasaurus demoscyllus</i> using micro-CT imaging
Investigating gut contents of the leptocleidian plesiosaur <i>Umoonasaurus demoscyllus</i> using micro-CT imaging Open
The holotype of Umoonasaurus demoscyllus (AM F.99374) is one of the most complete plesiosaur skeletons ever discovered in Australia. It preserves a gastric mass in the pectoral girdle region that has not yet been documented in detai…
View article: Frontier Archaeology: Excavating Huli Colonization of the Lower Tagali Valley, Papua New Guinea
Frontier Archaeology: Excavating Huli Colonization of the Lower Tagali Valley, Papua New Guinea Open
Archaeological investigations have documented an ideological and occupied frontier in the Lower Tagali Valley along the southern margins of the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Open-area excavations document two types of house structure asso…
View article: Early settlement construction in Southeast Asia: lime mortar floor sequences at Loc Giang, southern Vietnam
Early settlement construction in Southeast Asia: lime mortar floor sequences at Loc Giang, southern Vietnam Open
Research on prehistoric mainland Southeast Asia is dominated by mortuary contexts, leaving processes such as the transition to sedentism relatively understudied. Recent excavations in southern Vietnam, however, have recovered new evidence …
View article: The microstratigraphic investigation of hearth features at Lake Mungo, Australia
The microstratigraphic investigation of hearth features at Lake Mungo, Australia Open
View article: Progress in domestication research: Explaining expanded empirical observations
Progress in domestication research: Explaining expanded empirical observations Open
View article: Archaeobotanical futures in the Indo‐Pacific
Archaeobotanical futures in the Indo‐Pacific Open
This paper introduces several archaeobotanical papers published in the same issue of Archaeology in Oceania and presents strongly argued reasons why archaeobotany should become an important subdiscipline within archaeological research in t…
View article: Re‐evaluating the evidence for late‐surviving megafauna at Nombe rockshelter in the New Guinea highlands
Re‐evaluating the evidence for late‐surviving megafauna at Nombe rockshelter in the New Guinea highlands Open
The causes of the Late Pleistocene extinction of most larger‐bodied animals on the Australian continent have long been controversial. This is due, in no small part, to inadequate knowledge of exactly when these species were lost from diffe…
View article: Microstratigraphy reveals cycles of occupation and abandonment at the mid Holocene coastal site of Thach Lac, northern-central Vietnam
Microstratigraphy reveals cycles of occupation and abandonment at the mid Holocene coastal site of Thach Lac, northern-central Vietnam Open
View article: MicroCT scanning and direct AMS dating of charred sweet potato (<i>Ipomoea batatas</i>) fragments from Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
MicroCT scanning and direct AMS dating of charred sweet potato (<i>Ipomoea batatas</i>) fragments from Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea Open
Here, we report on the results of microCT scanning and Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating of fragments of charred archaeological parenchyma collected from surface deposits at Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua …
View article: Coevolution in the Arable Battlefield: Pathways to Crop Domestication, Cultural Practices, and Parasitic Domesticoids
Coevolution in the Arable Battlefield: Pathways to Crop Domestication, Cultural Practices, and Parasitic Domesticoids Open
View article: Looking beyond history: tracing the dispersal of the Malaysian complex of crops to Africa
Looking beyond history: tracing the dispersal of the Malaysian complex of crops to Africa Open
In his 1959 book, Africa: Its Peoples and Their Culture History , George P. Murdock suggested that a Malaysian complex of crops dispersed to Africa in ancient times across the Indian Ocean along the Sabaean Lane. The Malaysian complex comp…
View article: Mapping the middle ground between foragers and farmers
Mapping the middle ground between foragers and farmers Open
View article: Transition From Wild to Domesticated Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) Revealed in Ceramic Temper at Three Middle Holocene Sites in Northern Mali
Transition From Wild to Domesticated Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) Revealed in Ceramic Temper at Three Middle Holocene Sites in Northern Mali Open
View article: Experiencing and addressing Bushfire events: Four Regions, Regions, Work and Vulnerability: Regional Supply Chains and Natural Disasters, Report 2
Experiencing and addressing Bushfire events: Four Regions, Regions, Work and Vulnerability: Regional Supply Chains and Natural Disasters, Report 2 Open
View article: Reconsidering domestication from a process archaeology perspective
Reconsidering domestication from a process archaeology perspective Open
Process philosophy offers a metaphysical foundation for domestication studies. This grounding is especially important given the European colonialist origin of ‘domestication’ as a term and 19th century cultural project. We explore the pote…
View article: The Microstratigraphic Investigation of Hearth Features at Lake Mungo, Australia
The Microstratigraphic Investigation of Hearth Features at Lake Mungo, Australia Open