This poster was made by Dr Mark Golitko from The Field Museum, Chicago, and summarizes past research and our current project.
This poster was made by Dr Mark Golitko from The Field Museum, Chicago, and summarizes past research and our current project.
Just returned from five weeks of fieldwork in Papua New Guinea near Aitape. Geological sampling to track the mid-Holocene shore, survey, and cave excavations. The hottest place I’ve ever been…
Excavations suggest deposits are likely only a few thousand years old (no Lapita pottery). If I was a betting man, I’d say there were very few people around these parts before then. But then again, ours was the third or fourth field project in about 30 years…