scholarly journals Neogene evolution of the mixed carbonate-siliciclastic system in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea

2008 ◽  
Vol 113 (F1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgueni N. Tcherepanov ◽  
André W. Droxler ◽  
Philippe Lapointe ◽  
Gerald R. Dickens ◽  
Sam J. Bentley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Gulf Of Papua ◽  
Mixed Carbonate

COMBINING ORAL TRADITIONS AND BAYESIAN CHRONOLOGICAL MODELING TO UNDERSTAND VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT IN THE GULF OF PAPUA (PAPUA NEW GUINEA)

Radiocarbon ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Chris Urwin ◽  
Quan Hua ◽  
Henry Arifeae
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Oral Traditions ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Spatial History ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
Gulf Of Papua ◽  
The Village

ABSTRACT When European colonists arrived in the late 19th century, large villages dotted the coastline of the Gulf of Papua (southern Papua New Guinea). These central places sustained long-distance exchange and decade-spanning ceremonial cycles. Besides ethnohistoric records, little is known of the villages’ antiquity, spatiality, or development. Here we combine oral traditional and 14C chronological evidence to investigate the spatial history of two ancestral village sites in Orokolo Bay: Popo and Mirimua Mapoe. A Bayesian model composed of 35 14C assays from seven excavations, alongside the oral traditional accounts, demonstrates that people lived at Popo from 765–575 cal BP until 220–40 cal BP, at which time they moved southwards to Mirimua Mapoe. The village of Popo spanned ca. 34 ha and was composed of various estates, each occupied by a different tribe. Through time, the inhabitants of Popo transformed (e.g., expanded, contracted, and shifted) the village to manage social and ceremonial priorities, long-distance exchange opportunities and changing marine environments. Ours is a crucial case study of how oral traditional ways of understanding the past interrelate with the information generated by Bayesian 14C analyses. We conclude by reflecting on the limitations, strengths, and uncertainties inherent to these forms of chronological knowledge.

scholarly journals Elasmobranch bycatch in the demersal prawn trawl fishery in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
W. T. White ◽  
L. Baje ◽  
C. A. Simpfendorfer ◽  
S. A. Appleyard ◽  
A. Chin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Trawl Fishery ◽  
Gulf Of Papua

Distribution and sources of particulate organic matter in the water column and sediments of the Fly River Delta, Gulf of Papua (Papua New Guinea)

2006 ◽  
Vol 69 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 225-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel A. Goni ◽  
Natalie Monacci ◽  
Rachel Gisewhite ◽  
Andrea Ogston ◽  
John Crockett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Particulate Organic Matter ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Gulf Of Papua ◽  
Fly River
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