April 25, 2008
Ancient jewelry find in Fiji
Archeologists have discovered a 3000-year-old pot in Fiji containing jewellery believed to have been made by the South Pacific's original settlers -- the Lapita people. . .Full article here.The Lapita people were the first colonists of Pacific Island groups, including the eastern Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.
The descendants of the Lapita people, who disappeared as a distinct cultural group around 550 BC, live in these countries today.
Posted by David on April 25, 2008 3:24 PM
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... when she got it out she was initially disappointed because it seemed to have no decoration on it.
Then she turned it over.
"She saw the most extraordinary find ever made in Fiji," Professor Nunn said.
Cut into it was the eyes and nose Lapita motif, made of very fine dots and all in-filled with lime.
Posted by: teqjack on April 25, 2008 7:13 PM
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