Gardens of Gold: Place‐Making in Papua New Guinea. By Jamon AlexHalvaksz. Seattle, NJ: University of Washington Press. 2020. Pp: xv + 226. Price: US$ 30.00

Sophie Chao

doi:10.1002/ocea.5319

Gardens of Gold: Place‐Making in Papua New Guinea. By Jamon AlexHalvaksz. Seattle, NJ: University of Washington Press. 2020. Pp: xv + 226. Price: US$ 30.00

Oceania ◽

10.1002/ocea.5319 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 91 (3) ◽

pp. 377-377

Author(s):

Sophie Chao

Keyword(s):

Papua New Guinea ◽

New Guinea ◽

Place Making ◽

University Of Washington

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Gardens of Gold: Place-Making in Papua New Guinea. Jamon Alex Halvaksz. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2020, 242 pp. $30.00, paper. ISBN 978-0-295-74759-0.

Journal of Anthropological Research ◽

10.1086/715405 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 77 (3) ◽

pp. 442-443

Author(s):

Pamela J. Stewart Strathern ◽

Andrew Strathern

Keyword(s):

Papua New Guinea ◽

New Guinea ◽

Place Making ◽

University Of Washington ◽

Seattle University

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Swamp and Delta Societies of the Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea

The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous Australia and New Guinea ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190095611.013.34 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Chris Urwin ◽

James W. Rhoads ◽

Joshua A. Bell

Keyword(s):

Papua New Guinea ◽

Late Pleistocene ◽

New Guinea ◽

Large River ◽

Place Making ◽

Long Distance ◽

River Deltas ◽

Coral Sea ◽

Physical Environments ◽

Key Sites

The Papuan Gulf’s littoral coastline has been emerging and transforming since the late Pleistocene. Large river deltas such as the Fly, Kikori, and Purari transport sediments into the Coral Sea, and these are reworked by prevailing tides and seasonal currents to form a world of sand and swamps that Papuan Gulf peoples inhabit. This article reviews the archaeology of key sites in the region and identifies themes for future explorations of the region’s rich heritage. It explores how the region’s delta-dwelling societies occupied, modified, and made sense of their relatively fluid physical environments. Two aspects are explored in detail: (1) the potential to historicize the emergence of sago cultivation and its role in sustaining local settlements and long-distance trade; and (2) the contribution of nuanced spatial histories of migration and place-making to the region’s narrative.

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