Lapita culture

Lapita culture is a type of culture that existed a very long time ago, even before your grandparents or great-grandparents. It is named after a place called Lapita, which is in the Pacific Ocean near places like Fiji and Samoa. This culture was important because it was one of the first cultures to do something called "oceanic expansion."

What is "oceanic expansion," you ask? Well, it means that the people of Lapita traveled across the ocean to different islands, where they built homes and started new communities. They did this by building and using boats, which are sort of like cars that go on water. Imagine you have a toy boat and you sail it from your bathtub to your bed. That's sort of like what the Lapita people did, only on a much bigger scale!

Now, let's talk a bit about what the Lapita people were like. They were very skilled at making pottery, which is sort of like making a fancy dish out of clay, and they made their pottery with special designs on it. They also made jewelry and carved things out of wood. They had a special way of farming called "slash and burn," which means they would cut down trees and burn them to create fields for planting crops. This wasn't the best way to farm, but it worked for them.

The Lapita people were also very good at trading with other groups of people. They would trade things like food, pottery, and jewelry for things they needed or wanted from other people. Sometimes, they even traded with people who were very far away, which shows how good they were at sailing across the ocean.

To sum it up, the Lapita culture was a very old culture that was good at sailing across the ocean, making pottery, jewelry, and wood carvings, and trading with other people. They weren't around anymore when you were born, but we can still learn a lot from them!