Papuan Past Project With the aim to better understand human movements between New Guinea Lowlands and Highlands, members of the Papuan...

Between July 20 and August 2, 2024, a team from the University of the South Pacific and The Fiji Museum took part in archaeological research on Vanua Levu (Fiji) in the Provinces of Bua and Macuata. The project is a collaboration funded by the University of the South Pacific Research Office and European Commission via OCSEAN. The project was designed to address questions related to two shell midden deposits and to train local students in archaeological methods during the fiel

From June 5, 2024, to June 12, 2024, an intensive fieldwork mission was conducted in the villages of Bunggeta in Mataru Utara, Kilakawada in Mataru Timur, Pelman, and Mobyetang in Kelaisi. This research was led by Adolfina M.S. Moybeka, with the dedicated assistance of Daniel S. Lanma and Benediktus Delpada. The team operated under the expert supervision of George Saad and the late Dra. June Jacob. The primary focus of this fieldwork was twofold: the collection of comprehensi

In May 2023 a team lead by Dendi Wijaya from National Research and Innovation Agency/BRIN, together with Engga Zakaria Sangian from...

Mr. Almunshar A. Astarani, a member of the team of fieldworkers affiliated to Ifugao University and a part of OCSEAN Philippines...

Mellissa E.S. Ledo lead the team that included James Ngginak, Apriliana Ballo, Mibels N. Heke, Yhersi Ndun, Berto D. Hano, Alfandi Ngede,...

Map of Bulian Village The initial phase of Bulian Saa project ran from January to April 2024. This project is led by Udayana University –...

Thersia Tamelan from OCSEAN partner university - Universitas Kristen Artha Wacana (UKAW) lead two teams to collect new linguistic data in...

To document the Burdah Lexicon related to the ritual of Ngelenggang, unique to the Loloan community, Udayana University researcher I...

Lead by senior lecturer Ni Luh Ketut Mas Indrawati, a team of six researcher from Udyana University journeyd up the hill in the Northern...

The summer of 2023 brought hard labor and excitement for OCSEAN secondee Dr Hugo Reyes-Centeno (University of Tübingen and University of...