Trading Knowledge—Not Wares: Archaeological Study Sheds Light on Women's Overlooked Role in Papua New Guinea Sea Trade

Trading knowledge—not wares: Archaeological study sheds light on women's overlooked role in Papua New Guinea sea trade

Australia's closest neighbor, Papua New Guinea, is a place of remarkable cultural diversity. Home to cultures speaking more than 800 languages, this region has been interconnected by seafaring trade networks for thousands of years.

Men traded wares – but women traded knowledge: what a new archaeological study tells us about PNG sea trade

Women loading pots on a Motu lakatoi trading vessel, in this photograph published in 1887. J. W. LindtAustralia’s closest neighbour, Papua New Guinea, is a place of remarkable cultural diversity. Home to cultures speaking more than 800 languages, this region has been interconnected by seafaring trade networks for thousands of years. Because seafaring was most often undertaken by men, it has long been assumed by anthropologists and archaeologists…

PNG, China and UNESCO Join Forces for Teacher Education in the Pacific

The University of Goroka will co-host the Pacific’s first regional teacher education conference in partnership with Beijing Normal University and UNESCO this July in Papua New Guinea. Scheduled for July 5–7 in Goroka, the event seeks to respond to urgent challenges in Pacific teacher development.The conference will feature prominent voices from across the education sector, including Deans of Education, institutional leaders, government policymak…