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  • 3,200-Year-Old Evidence of Long-Distance Trade Found in Papua New Guinea

    3,200-Year-Old Evidence of Long-Distance Trade Found in Papua New Guinea

    Excavations at Walufeni Cave reveal a dynamic network of cultural and economic exchange across Oceania thousands of years ago. New research from Walufeni Cave, located in Papua New Guinea’s southern highlands, has uncovered compelling evidence that Indigenous societies in Oceania were far from isolated. Archaeologists have identified marine shells transported more than 200 kilometers inland,…