Archaeological and anthropological fieldworks along the Purari River (Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea)

Recent results generated by the Papuan Past Project identified the major rivers of the southern lowland region of Papua New Guinea as potential early natural corridors of migration since the initial settlement of northern Sahul. Consequently, the sites and communities along the Purari River were the focus of our 2023 fieldwork. This research in the southern lowlands complements our investigations in the northern lowland region of the Sepik and in the highlands along the Wahgi valley (cf. this post), on the history of settlement and adaptation of Papua New Guinean populations.

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Biological anthropology fieldwork at the University of Papua New Guinea: studies on stress, diet, and genetic diversity

The early 2023 Papuan Past Project fieldwork in Papua New Guinea took place from the 27th January to the 14th of February. While part of the team conducted archaeological surveys along the Purari River (Gulf Province), Nicolas Brucato, Christopher Kinipi, and Sébastien Plutniak pursued biological anthropology research at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG), and were based at the archaeological lab). They followed three lines of investigations: stress, diet habits and genetic diversity in Papua New Guinea.

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Adeline Morez

Participation: 2023

Adeline Morez is a biological anthropologist who specialises in the study of population genetics. After a Master’s degree in Ecology and Evolution, she studied ancient DNA to directly infer past human movements, focusing on Africa and Europe for her PhD (Liverpool John Moores University, UK). She is now a post-doctoral researcher at the EDB laboratory (CNRS, France). Her main interest is understanding how environment and culture have shaped human genetic diversity – through isolation, gene flow and selection – in Papua New Guinea and the islands of Southeast Asia.

The members of the Papuan Past Project at the IPPA 2022 Conference

The members of the Papuan Past Project took part to the 22nd Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (IPPA) 6-12 November 2022, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Nine members of the project were present, including François-Xavier Ricaut, Matthew Leavesley, Forestier Hubert, Brucato Nicolas, Jean-Pierre de Saint-Aubert, Mathilde André, Justin Guibert, Jason Kariwiga and Roxanne Tsang.

Opening ceremony of the 22nd Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (IPPA), in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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