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[Fred Nerks]

THE EARLIEST PEOPLE IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.

The piece of obsidian found by Professor Nunn’s team at Bourewa in southwest Viti Levu (Fiji) in July 2005. This obsidian – a type of volcanic glass – is not found in Fiji. This particular piece has been sourced to the Kutao Bao mine in Papua New Guinea, nearly 4500 kilometres away, from where it was carried to Bourewa by some of the first people in Fiji, probably around 1000 BC

The head of ‘Mana’, the Lapita-era woman from Naitabale on Moturiki Island in central Fiji, discovered during USP-led research in 2002. Head reconstruction was carried at Kyoto University in Japan. The head is now on display at USP.