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Ancient shells and pottery reveal the vast 3,200-years-old trade routes of Oceania’s Indigenous peoples

By Bryce Barker, Professor in Archaeology, University of Southern Queensland
Tiina Manne, Associate professor, The University of Queensland

This study is the first archaeological research undertaken on New Guinea’s Great Papuan Plateau. Among the finds are a number of sea snail shells modified for use.

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