Associate Professor Ethan Cochrane led a team that discovered ancient rock walls and high mounds in dense jungle in the Falefa Valley on ʻUpolu Island in Sāmoa. 
 
Combining archaeology, genetic study and environmental science, their research makes new connections between a dramatic population rise in Sāmoa about a thousand years
ago, and the rise of chiefly system.
 
Click here to read more about their research: <a href="https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/06/21/rare-samoan-discovery-offers-clues-to-the-origins-of-inequality.html">https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/06/21/rare-samoan-discovery-offers-clues-to-the-origins-of-inequality.html</a>

The Power of Logic

Explore research and perspectives from the Faculty of Arts and Education at the University of Auckland. Academics from a range of disciplines discuss their findings, breaking down important and often complex topics. Gain a deeper understanding of the past and present, and learn how we can build better, more informed futures.

*The views expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the University or the Faculty.