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A/Prof Palaeolithic Archaeology, University of Oxford. Island archaeology; anthropology; human dispersal; zooarchaeology; lithics

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The latest volume in the Terra Australis series explores the human past in West New Guinea. It describes the environmental and cultural history of the area and the boundary-making that has formed West New Guinea in the recent past. Available now doi.org/10.22459/TA5...

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Despite playing host to around 300 distinct languages and cultures, the human history of West New Guinea is barely recorded in anthropological and archaeological literature. Our upcoming title is the first book to detail the human history of this richly diverse area. doi.org/10.22459/TA58.2024

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New archaeological research reveals insights into the first-known seafarers to brave ocean crossings from Asia to the Pacific Islands more than 50,000 years ago www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...

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2024 Raja Ampat fieldwork

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Conversation piece on Raja Ampat excavations showing 50-55ka settlement in Pacific theconversation.com/new-evidence... Also covered in New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2443... Original article www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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A digital open access version of our community report on Raja Ampat archaeology is now online, available in English and Bahasa Indonesia hdl.handle.net/10523/43112

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New book on West Papuan archaeology and anthropology coming soon via ANU Press doi.org/10.22459/TA5...

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