Approximately 3300 BP, populations from Island Southeast Asia set foot on the shores of the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea. Speaking Austronesian languages and using a distinctive repertoire of material culture, their arrival set in motion a chain of events that led to the formation of the “Lapita Culture” in the region, and the subsequent movement of colonising populations into Remote Oceania ca. 3000 BP; a movement that would eventually span some 4000 km encompassing much of Melanesia and East Polynesia. By ca. 2500 BP, growing cultural and social diversity had begun to show amongst descendant communities, reflected in the use of regional traditions of pottery and other forms of material culture, the establishment of unique local exchange systems and more. This session aims to bring together researchers to share recent findings from across the Lapita distribution, to discuss the latest techniques and methodologies being applied in the region, and to provide a forum for discussion and debate on how such research reshapes our understanding of Pacific history. We welcome papers addressing any aspect of Pacific archaeology from the Lapita to the post-Lapita eras.