Dr Charles J. T. Radclyffe, Our people, Archaeology, University of Otago, New Zealand

Contact

Room 2C10
Tel +64 3 479 5442
Email charles.radclyffe@otago.ac.nz

Research interests

I am a Solomon Islander of I-Kiribati and British descent and am delighted to have recently joined the Archaeology Programme. I specialise in archaeological and anthropological research in Oceania and consider myself truly blessed to live and work in such a culturally diverse and beautiful part of the world! Over the last decade, I have participated in and directed cultural research programs primarily in Solomon Islands as well as Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom. Highlights from my fieldwork in my home country of Solomon Islands include surveying beautiful coastlines and pristine lagoons, eating delicious local fruits and traditional foods, and, most importantly, building relationships with local landowners and learning about their rich kastom (‘traditional’) knowledge and histories.

My key areas of research include archaeological modelling of human settlement of Oceania, investigating exchange systems and how they have changed over time, and broader notions of land and identity. Recently, my research has focused on the history of pottery-making in Solomon Islands, publishing in both Solomon Islands Pijin and English, improving public accessibility to academic research, indigeneity and navigating academic spaces as an early career Pasifika researcher. As one of Solomon Islands’ first archaeologists to hold a PhD, I recognise the privilege of my education as well as the duty and responsibility that comes with it to improve archaeological research and cultural heritage management practices in my home nation and in the wider Pacific region.

Courses

ANTH 204 Pacific and New Zealand Archaeology
ANTH 208 Archaeological Methods
ANTH 405/505 Archaeological Excavation
ANTH 409 Material Culture Studies

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Publications

Radclyffe, C. J. T., Aia-Fa’aleava, A., Avia, P., Utiku-Roberts, D., Soo Choon, G., Tafa, S., & Durham, J. (2023). 'FOB', 'plastic' and polycultural capital: Experiences of social labelling of Pasifika young peoples in South-east Queensland, Australia. Journal of Youth Studies. Advance online publication.

Radclyffe, C. J. T. (2022). Exhibition catalogue essay Urunga Tikopian headrest. School of Archaeology and Anthropology Collections, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Retrieved from https://archanthcollections.anu.edu.au/urunga/

Radclyffe, C. J. T. (2022). [Review of the book Uncovering Pacific pasts: Histories of Archaeology in Oceania]. Journal of Pacific History. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00223344.2022.2151100

Radclyffe, C. J. T. (2022). Sereke Pua ('pottery-making'): History of a dying tradition on Lauru (Choiseul), Solomon Islands [Sereke Pua (“mekem clay pot”): histori blong wanfala kastom wea hem kolsap lus lo Lauru (Choiseul), Solomon Islands]. Journal of Pacific History. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00223344.2022.2047622

Akbar, H., Radclyffe, C. J. T., Santos, D., Mopio-Jane, M., & Gallegos, D. (2022). "Food is our love language": Using Talanoa to conceptualize food security for the Māori and Pasifika diaspora in south-east Queensland, Australia. Nutrients, 14, 2020. doi: 10.3390/ nu14102020

Journal - Research Article

Luu, S., Radclyffe, C. J. T., Hamilton, R. J., Walter, R., & Matisoo-Smith, E. (2022). Back on the rat trail: Analyses of ancient mitochondrial genomes of Rattus exulans from the Western Solomons. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 45, 103586. doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103586

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Radclyffe, C. J. T. (2021). Revising shell adze analysis in Oceania: A multifaceted approach to the study of a Solomon Islands’ collection. Archaeology in Oceania, 56, 111-132. doi: 10.1002/arco.5231

Journal - Research Article

Radclyffe, C. J. T., Summerhayes, G. R., Scott, J. M., & Walter, R. (2021). Pottery production and exchange in the last millennium in the western Solomon Islands: A ceramic sequence for Choiseul. Journal of Pacific Archaeology, 12(1), 25-46. Retrieved from https://pacificarchaeology.org/

Journal - Research Article

Radclyffe, C. J. T., Summerhayes, G., & Walter, R. (2019). Discovery of Talasea obsidian in a post-Lapita deposit in Arnavon Islands, Solomon Islands. Journal of Pacific Archaeology, 10(2), 73-79.

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Journal - Research Other

Radclyffe, C. (2018). Prehistoric settlement and exchange systems in the Western Solomon Islands: An archaeological study of the Manning Strait. Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (IPPA). (pp. 168). Retrieved from https://www.ippasecretariat.org/past-congresses

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Radclyffe, C. (2018). Straits as water barriers or ocean highways: An archaeological investigation into the prehistoric settlement and development of networks of interaction in Manning Strait, Solomon Islands. Proceedings of the New Zealand Archaeological Association (NZAA) Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) Combined Conference: Trans-Tasman Dialogues. (pp. 98). Retrieved from https://nzarchaeology.org

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Radclyffe, C. (2017). Prehistory settlement and exchange systems in the Manning Strait, Western Solomon Islands. In A. Finigan, M. Taumoepeau, R. Richards & M. Schaaf (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices XIV. (pp. 23). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pacific-at-otago/research/index.html

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Radclyffe, C. (2015). Archaeology and shell adzes in prehistoric Oceania: A descriptive analysis of a Solomon Islands collection. In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau, I. Iati, M. Inder, C. Pau & R. Richards (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices XII. (pp. 33). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]

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Other Research Output

Radclyffe, C. (2020). Prehistoric settlement and networks of interaction in the Western Solomon Islands: A survey of Manning Strait (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10442

Awarded Doctoral Degree

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