Prehistoric Oceania

Neolithic archeological culture

Glossopteris (etymology: from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα, glôssa 'tongue' + πτερίς, pterís 'fern') is the largest and best-known genus of the extinct Permian order of seed plants known as Glossopteridales (also known as Arberiales, Ottokariales, or Dictyopteridiales). The name Glossopteris refers only to leaves, within the framework of form genera used in paleobotany, used for leaves of plants belonging to the glossopterid family Dictyopteridiaceae.

Period from first human habitation of the continent of Australia and colonisation in 1788

historical overview of the island

occurrences and people in the Pacific Islands throughout history

ancient stone sculpture from Papua New Guinea