[ANU Pacific.Institute] Registrations now open for the Golson Lecture 2020 with Matthew Spriggs!

[Mitiana Arbon]

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Golson Lecture 2020: Matthew Spriggs

Has the question of the origins of Pacific peoples now been solved?
New results from ancient DNA, archaeology and linguistics
Matthew Spriggs
CBAP, The Australian National University, Canberra and Vanuatu Cultural Centre, Port Vila


With two major ancient DNA (aDNA) papers on Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Tonga published in 2018—and more to follow, as well as related studies of aDNA from Southeast Asia—there is a real pattern emerging of ancient genomic variation across the Pacific Islands.

Meanwhile, Bill Wilson at the University of Hawaii Hilo has published radical new ideas about the settlement of Eastern Polynesia based on linguistic analysis. Archaeological dates for the settlement of the Pacific, particularly Eastern Polynesia, remain controversial but again there are signs that the true ages of settlement are becoming clearer.

It certainly seems that a lasting synthesis about settlement and migration within the Pacific derived from the three disciplines is within our grasp.

But are we there yet?
Register to attend and participate in this fascinating discourse, hosted in conjunction with the Canberra Archaeological Society<https://www.canberraarchaeologicalsociety.com.au/>.
The annual Jack Golson Lecture is a public lecture series held to mark the contribution of Jack Golson to the discipline of archaeology and to ANU.


Date: Wednesday 25 March 2020
Time: 6pm–8pm (Lecture will be followed by refreshments)
Location: Centre for China in the World Auditorium, Fellows Lane, Acton, ACT 2601
Register for free: http://bit.ly/Golson2020

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