Abstract
This edited volume celebrates the career and achievements of Glenn Summerhayes, Foundation Chair and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Otago since 2005; and previously Head of Department at The Australian National University’s (ANU) School of Archaeology and Natural History. In a career spanning more than four decades, Glenn has undertaken extensive research on the long-term human histories of the Asia-Pacific region, with a prominent focus on Papua New Guinea. For Glenn, Papua New Guinea is not just the geographic focus of his research. He has a passion for the communities he stays and works with, and the landscapes