The mysterious face of a bearded man staring out from an ancient piece of pottery has given scientists a glimpse of what the first settlers of Fiji may have looked like. Researchers said the ...

About 3000 years ago, a group of highly mobile ocean-going foragers arrived in Fiji from the west, bringing with them a distinctive pottery tradition that archaeologists now call Lapita. Although ...

Few have heard of Fiji’s terracotta pottery, fewer still have witnessed how Fijians make their earthenware. It’s quite an experience. FIJIAN terracotta pottery has fascinated me ever since I ...

Lapita pottery is distinguished by its stamped geometric patterns, according to Spriggs. In 1948, Ratu Rambithi Vuikandavu Longavatu, the grandson of a Fijian chief, and archaeologist Lindsay ...

First, the potter must prepare the clay for use. Raw clay is usually not workable or durable enough to be used by itself to create ceramic pots. So another material, such as sand, chaff, or ground ...