The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of the earth's surface and encompasses many
thousands of islands, which are home to numerous human societies and cultures. Among …

Polynesia was settled in a series of extraordinary voyages across an ocean spanning one
third of the Earth, but the sequences of islands settled remain unknown and their timings …

A dramatic insect decline has been documented on the grasslands and forests of European
or North American mainland. Yet, other parts of the world and other ecosystems remain …

The time is ripe to address the issue of ecological novelty in the archaeological record from
a multispecies perspective. Pivotal research topics in archaeology have long simplified …

Starch residue analysis was carried out on stone tools recovered from the bottom layer of the
Anakena site on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). These deposits have been dated to AD 1000 …

Agroforestry systems have long played a central role in Polynesian societies, contributing to
food production, building and craft production, and ritual activities. Until recently, however …

The practice of cultivation has an immediate and long-lasting effect on the environment.
Often, we tend to think of these effects in terms of immediate production outcomes, notably …

Little is known of helminth parasites of tropical Remote Oceania, in either archaeological or
modern contexts. This study presents a parasitological analysis of soil samples from Lapita …

The role of humans in shaping local ecosystems is an increasing focus of archaeological
research, yet researchers often lack an appropriate means of measuring past anthropogenic …

Here we report on the results of a pilot anthracological study (archaeological wood charcoal
analysis) conducted on Maupiti Island, in the Society Island archipelago of French …