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.

Four papers (oral presentation) were presented by PPP members :
- François-Xavier Ricaut presented a paper entitled “The Colonization of Northern Sahul Explored Through New Guinean Genomes” (co-authored with N Brucato, N Pedro, J Kariwiga, M Andre, K Sesuki, M Karmin, T Beni, C Kinipi, MP. Cox, J Muke, and M Leavesley) at the session Archaeology of Far-North Sahul: Recent Advances in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology and Environmental History of New Guinea.
- Forestier Hubert presented “The Re-Excavation of the Manim Rock Shelter in the Wurup Valley, Western Highland, Papua New Guinea” (co-authored with FX Ricaut, C Apo, J Andu, J Guibert, S Puaud, JP de Saint-Aubert, J Muke, A Kuaso, and M Leavesley) at the session Archaeology of Far-North Sahul: Recent Advances in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology and Environmental History of New Guinea.
- Nicolas Brucato gave a talk entitled “Chronology of Natural Selection in Human Genomes From Wallacea and North Sahul” (co-authored with M Andre, G Hudjashov, M Mondal, MP Cox, M Leavesley and FX Ricaut) at the session Archaeology of Far-North Sahul: Recent Advances in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology and Environmental History of New Guinea.
- Mathilde André presented a paper “Phenotype Adaptation and Positive Selection to Altitude in Papua New Guinean Highlanders” (co-authored with N Brucato, G Hudjashov, V Pankratov, R Kreevan, J Kariwiga, J Muke, A Boland, JF Deleuze, MP Cox, M Leavesley, M Mondal, FX Ricaut) at the session Archaeology of Far-North Sahul: Recent Advances in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology and Environmental History of New Guinea.
Two posters were also displayed at the conference by PPP members :
- Lisant V, Pedro N, Cavadas B, André M, Leavesley M, Pereira L, Besnard G, Ricaut FX, N Brucato “Impact of Betel Nut (Areca catechu) on the Human Oral Microbiome in Papua New Guinea” at the session Archaeology of Far-North Sahul: Recent Advances in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology and Environmental History of New Guinea.
- Forestier Hubert presented “The Re-Excavation of the Manim Rock Shelter in the Wurup Valley, Western Highland, Papua New Guinea” (co-authored with FX Ricaut, C Apo, J Andu, J Guibert, S Puaud, JP de Saint-Aubert, J Muke, A Kuaso, and M Leavesley) at the session Archaeology of Far-North Sahul: Recent Advances in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology and Environmental History of New Guinea.
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Papuan Past Project Editors (November 11, 2022). The members of the Papuan Past Project at the IPPA 2022 Conference. Papuan Past Project. Retrieved May 13, 2026 from https://doi.org/10.58079/snw5
