Conference Schedule 2023
| TIME | PROGRAM |
| 8.00am | Registration Desk opens |
| 9.00am | Traditional/official welcome ceremony |
| 9.10am | Traditional Welcome Ceremony for Conference International Delegates and Participants
(Presence of the Turaga na Tui Suva) |
| 9.30am | Brief Response – Chief International Delegate |
| 9.35am | Ulivi ni Vosa |
| 9.40am | Welcome song by Dulali to conclude the traditional ceremonies |
| 10.00am | Invited Guests and Government Representatives continue to arrive |
| 10.15am | Arrival of Chief Guest – His Excellency the President of the Republic of Fiji Garlanding of HE & Honoured Guests |
| 10.17am | Brief Introduction to the 10th Lapita Conference |
| 10.20am | Welcome of Chief Guest |
| KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO OFFICIALLY OPEN THE 10TH LAPITA CONFERENCE | |
| 10.35am | Vote of Thanks |
| 10.37am | Presentation of a contemporary Lapita Dance Piece |
| 10.47am | PHOTO SHOOT |
| 10.50am | MORNING TEA |
| 11.30am | KEYNOTE: Matthew Spriggs, What’s in a Name? Lapita, its terminologies and influences |
| 12.15pm | Q&A |
| SESSION 1: THE HISTORY OF LAPITA ARCHAEOLOGY | |
| Session Chair: David Burley | |
| 12.30pm | Jim Specht et al., Otto Meyer’s collections from Rakival village, Watom Island: A dispersed heritage
Christophe Sand, Lapita before Lapita: the early analysis of dentate-stamped sherds and of their chronological significance in New Caledonia (1903-1950) |
| 1.00pm | LUNCH |
| 2.00pm | Emile Dotte-Sarout, “Wives” and “native laborers”: rediscovering the role of Mary Elizabeth Shutler and of the Kanak fieldworkers in the 1952 ‘Gifford & Shutler’ expedition to New Caledonia
Ben Shaw et al., Frontier interaction with resident Papuan populations influenced early Lapita dispersals in New Guinea Michelle Richards et al., From the history of archaeology to the future of archaeology – opportunities, issues, and crisis |
| 3.00pm | Q&A |
| 4.00pm | End of Session 1 |
| 5.30pm | Talanoa at the Fiji Museum |
| TIME | PROGRAM |
| 8.30am | Registration Desk opens |
| 9:15am | Welcome by MC |
| 9.30am | KEYNOTE: Scarlett Chiu, Envisioning the social networks of Lapita peoples |
| 10.10am | Q&A |
| 10.30am | MORNING TEA |
| SESSION 2: LAPITA SYMBOLS, SOCIETIES AND NETWORK | |
| Session Chair: Emeritus Professor Matthew Spriggs | |
| 11.00am | Nicholas Hogg, A Network of Designs: Studying Lapita interaction and exchange networks in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea through an analysis of Lapita motifs
Jim Specht Bridging the Gap? Tracking the Decline of Lapita in New Britain Stuart Bedford, An update on Late Lapita: Its manifestations and associated implications Scarlett Chiu & Christophe Sand, Motif analysis of New Caledonian Lapita pottery |
| Q&A | |
| 1.00pm | LUNCH |
| SESSION 3: FIJI | |
| Session Chair: Nicholas Halter | |
| 2.00pm | Paul Geraghty, What language did Lapita potters speak and why does it matter?
Arturo Tablan, The Ethnogenesis of Fiji: Examining the Crossroads of Oceania Julie Field, 3000 years of Transition: Farming and Fortifications in the Interior of Viti Levu Estelle Herrscher, et al., Revisiting bioarchaeological data at Sigatoka Sand Dunes archaeological site Henry Osborne & Sisilia Gravelle, Spatial Frame of Reference in Kubulau Fijian Pio Manoa, Settlement at Horizon’s Edge: An Investigation of Post-Lapita Manufacture on Naigani Island, Fiji Elia Nakoro & Mereoni Camailakeba, Fiji Museum and Lapita: A celebration of archaeology in Fiji |
| Q&A | |
| 4.00pm | End of Day 2 |
| TIME | PROGRAM |
| 8.30am | Registration Desk opens |
| 9:15am | Welcome by MC |
| 9.30am | KEYNOTE: David Burley, The Eastern Lapita Province and the Birth of Polynesia |
| 10.10am | Q&A |
| 10.30am | MORNING TEA |
| SESSION 4: NEW RESEARCH IN PACIFIC ISLANDS ARCHAEOLOGY (PART 1) | |
| Session Chair: Julie Field | |
| 11:00 am | Jason Kariwiga et al., Towards a new prehistory of Motupore, an island on the Papuan Coast, Papua New Guinea
Robert Henderson et al., Volcanism and Resilience Across Three Millennia in Central Vanuatu: Reflections on Recent Fieldwork in Epi Arthur Grainger, Settle Down! The Nature of Settlement Patterns Through Pottery in The Mariana Islands Craig Shapiro, A Resilient Pacific: Prehistoric Landscape Management Doesn’t Have to Just Be a Thing of the Past Kristine Hardy, Mathieu Leclerc & Chris Ballard, Genesis of the Ceramic Traditions of the Markham Valley, PNG Hinanui Cauchois & Eliana Tevahitua, Archaeology and Toponymy in the Society Islands (Zoom Presentation) Phillip Parton, Revisiting the chronology of the Tongan built environment with lidar Frederique Valentin et al., Human burial and diet over time in South Vanuatu |
| Q&A | |
| 1.00pm | LUNCH |
| SESSION 5: NEW RESEARCH IN PACIFIC ISLANDS ARCHAEOLOGY (PART 2) | |
| Session Chair: Craig Shapiro | |
| 2.00pm | Mohammed Sahib, Matiu Dr. Matavai Tautunu & Taatia Asenati, The material evidence of prehistoric stone tool production at Moamoa
Karen Greig et al., Hunting for pigs in the Highlands: A reanalysis of fauna from Kiowa and Yuku, Papua New Guinea Christophe Sand, Traditional settlement patterns and former population densities in Western Polynesia: new research on Alofi Island (Futuna archipelago) Anne-Claire Mauger, Pounamu manufacture and the archaeology of māori society in east otago / Ko te whakairo o te pounamu mō te mātai whaipara tangata o te porihanga māori ki te tai rāwhiti o otago Jason Kariwiga et al., Towards a new prehistory of Motupore, an island on the Papuan Coast, Papua New Guinea Julien Ponchelet et al., First application of anthracology in Vanuatu : review, issues and perspectives of archaeobotany for Lapita archaeology Anna Gosling, How the Chicken Crossed the Pacific Mathieu Leclerc & Kristine Hardy, A Digital Database of Archaeological Pottery |
| Q&A | |
| 4.00pm | End of Day 3 |
| TIME | PROGRAM |
| 8.30am | Registration Desk opens |
| 9:15am | Welcome by MC |
| 9.30am | KEYNOTE: Christophe Sand, Pacific Depopulation |
| 10.10am | Q&A |
| 10.30am | MORNING TEA |
| SESSION 6: ARCHAEOLOGY, LAND AND IDENTITY IN OCEANIA | |
| Session Chair: Charles Radclyffe | |
| 11.00am | Charles Radclyffe & Joseph D. Foukona, Unravelling the intersections between Indigenous cultural heritage, land ownership and customary law in Solomon Islands
Matthew Spriggs, A Necessary New Direction in the History of Australian and Pacific Archaeology: Recognising the Agency and Importance of Indigenous Experts Tim Thomas, Topogenic concepts, landscape history, and Pacific archaeology Warren Gumbley, The Waikato Horticultural Complex: An Example of Adaptive Strategies in the Southward Migration of Polynesian Horticulture Mike Morley, Anna M. Kortaba & Frank Thomas, Sustaining culture and heritage in Kiribati: The challenge of rising sea level |
| Q&A | |
| 1.00pm | LUNCH |
| SESSION 7: POSTER SESSION | |
| Session Chair: Tim Thomas | |
| 2.00pm | Viewing of Posters |
| 2.30pm | Edson Willie: Pangpang: A well-preserved Lapita site on the East of Efate
Daniel Suidani & Celsus Talifilu: Logging, Land and Cultural Heritage Shane Egan: Sherding More Light on Nukuleka: A Collection of Complex “Western” Lapita Motifs in Tonga Shane Egan: New Tools for Old: Supplementing the Potters’ Toolkit with Variations of the Block Stamp or Rouletting Wheel Frank Thomas: Lapita-era Climate of Fiji Reconstructed Using Geochemical Analyses of Tridacna maxima Frank Thomas: Hill Fort of Bua, Vanua Levu, Fiji Kyranela: Fa’a Samoa and Food Sovereignty Sepeti Matararaba et al.: Bourewa (Nadrogā): Fiji’s Earliest Settlement Elia Nakoro et al.: Hill Forts of Ono Island, Kadavu, Fiji Rosarine Rafai & Emeli Niurou-Tolo: My Hanua, ‘Te mamfua a’u’ua’ – Contemporary perspectives on Archaeology in Rotuma Stephen Gale et al.: The Archaeoogical Chronology of the Gilbert Islands in the Equatorial Western Pacific Stephen Gale & Frank Thomas: What do these Walls Mean to You? The Enigmatic Walls of Abaiang in the Gilbert Islands of the Equatorial Western Pacific |
| Jemimah Joy: Archaeology Genderscape: The complementarity of Gender Roles Depicted in Liku and Veiqia Practices of Indigenous Fijian Pre-historic Communities
Roselyn Kumar: Lapita-era climate of Fiji reconstructed using geochemical analyses of Tridacna maxima Johannes Moser: PREHISTORY WITH POTS. New finds from Marau Sound, Eastern Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands |
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| Q&A | |
| 4.30pm | End of Day 4 |
| TIME | PROGRAM |
| 9:15am | Welcome by MC |
| WHERE TO FROM HERE? | |
| 9.30am | KEYNOTE: Tarisi Vunidilo, Connecting Archaeology with Indigenous Stories: The Way Forward (Zoom Presentation) |
| 10.10am | Q&A |
| 10.30am | MORNING TEA |
| SESSION 8: PLANERY | |
| Session Chair: Anawaite | |
| 11.00am | How Pacific institutions can empower and learn from other leading institutions in the Pacific-Forging network/cultural heritage and our history: How Can We
Educate the Current and Future Generations?
Panelists: Mr. Sipiriano Nemani, Dr. Rosiana Lagi, Dr. Elise Huffer, Dr. Nikhat Shameem and Prof. David Gegeo |
| 12.30pm | LUNCH |
| SESSION 9: FUTURE PLANS FOR THE LAPITA CONFERENCE | |
| Session Chair: Emeritus Professor Matthew Spriggs | |
| 2.00pm | What is the future for Lapita conferences? |
| 4.00pm | End of Day 5 |
| 5.00pm | Farewell Reception |
| ALL PARTICIPANTS TO MEET AT THE FIJI MUSEUM | |
| TIME | PROGRAM |
| FIELDTRIP: SIGATOKA SAND DUNES & NAKABUTA VILLAGE | |
| 8.00am | Depart Fiji Museum for the Sigatoka Sand Dunes |
| 12.00pm | Lunch in Nakabuta village |
| 1.00pm | Depart Nakabuta village for the Fiji Museum |
