The mammals collected on the Chevert Expedition in 1875 are discussed on the basis of information in William Macleay’s journal, Lawrence Hargrave’s diary and old newspaper articles. William Petterd’s published reports give the collection location...
CURRENT TRENDS IN LANGUAGE SKILLS AND ETHNO-BIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE
A Basic Education For All (EFA) is critical if all citizens are to participate in a modern society. This is a right for all children, both boys and girls, in Papua New Guinea as stated in the National Constitution. A basic education is essential...
Management Plan for Kuk World Heritage Site
Human Adaptation and Plant Use in Highland New Guinea 49,000 to 44,000 Years Ago
THE present paper discusses a form of social classification which may be referred to provisionally as sex affiliation. The essence of it is that male children are classed with their father's group and female children with their mother's. I shall...
The belief that illness, death and misfortune of all sorts is frequently caused by the deliberate interventions of individuals with special powers or magical knowledge is pervasive throughout Melanesia. As a result, sorcery and witchcraft beliefs...
Our cultures and traditions are deeply entrenched in every Papua New Guinean, in our families, our homes and basically in our way of life. Our cultures and traditions are also preserved and kept alive through our arts, paintings, sculptures,...
A four-week mission was undertaken in Papua New Guinea to evaluate the work of the National Cultural Council and the Provincial Cultural Centres and the relationships between them, and to advise on the development of cultural centres with special...
Terra Australis reports the results of archaeological and related research within the region south and east of Asia, though mainly Australia, New Guinea and Island Melanesia - lands that have remained terra australis incognita to generations of...