The archaeology of colonialism can destabilize orthodox historical narratives because of its
critical engagement with multiple lines of evidence, revealing ways that different …

'This volume is the most comprehensive review of Lapita research to date, tackling many of
the lingering questions regarding origin and dispersal. Multidisciplinary in nature with a …

The analysis of defensive or fortified archaeological sites in the Pacific has a long history,
with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) approaches applied with increasing frequency …

The first people in Sāmoa produced a varied ceramic archaeological record including a
single deposit with decorated Lapita ceramics on the island of 'Upolu in the west of the …

This paper aims to re-examine the dietary practices of individuals buried at Sigatoka Sand
Dunes site (Fiji) in Burial Ground 1 excavated by Simon Best in 1987 and 1988 using two …

Both archaeological and isotopic data document dietary changes over the first five centuries
of Western Pacific island settlement, a time period beginning with the Lapita expansion …

The timing and choice of initial settlement location are examined on the small island of
Tavua in Fiji's Mamanuca Group. The mid-to late-Holocene sea-level retreat influenced the …

Abstract Caution Bay, on the South Coast of Papua New Guinea, offers a unique opportunity
to assess the possible impacts of predation by pre-Lapita, Lapita, and post-Lapita peoples …

Background Little is on record about the traditional history of the Mamanuca Islands before
European visitation (Cato, 1951). During the mid-nineteenth century, the Malolo Islands …

Oceanic art styles are often seen as having their origin in the detailed and elaborately
executed dentate stamp ornamentation of Lapita pottery, as fragments, unheralded in the …