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Abstract Present evidence suggests that humans established themselves on the island of New Guinea at least 40 000 years ago. By 1966, the year of the first complete census, the inhabitants of what is now the nation of Papua New Guinea numbered over 2.15 million. In 1980 this figure had increased to 3.03 million. Although it is incorrect to suggest that the island and its population were isolated from the rest of the world for much of that time, it is true that the intensity of contact increased substantially from the 1880s, following the establishment of small enclave outposts by representatives of European capitalism.
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