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Pacific Colonization, Remote Pacific Colonists, Skeletons, Ancestral Identity, Vanuatu National Museum, Post-Roman Archaeology, Identity, Language Shift, Lapita Culture, Migration, Cultural Respect, Southeast Asian Archaeology

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Archéologie, Sciences Sociales, Sciences humaines

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The author and Danny studied in India and China and attended a graduate seminar in southeast Asian archaeology in London. They are interested in the question of whether the skeletons found in a cemetery in Vanuatu are their ancestors or if they came afterwards. They believe that the skeletons should be kept in the Vanuatu National Museum for future studies. The author also teaches a course on post-Roman archaeology in Britain and is interested in questions of identity and language shift. They speculate on the origins of the Lapita culture and whether it represents a major migration from Southeast Asia. The author emphasizes the importance of respecting the work and the skeletons found in Vanuatu.

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English (en-GB)

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Spriggs, Matthew

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