Long-distance connections in Vanuatu: New obsidian characterisations for the Maku site, Aore Island

dc.contributor.authorGalipaud, Jean-Christophe
dc.contributor.authorReepmeyer, Christian
dc.contributor.authorTorrence, Robin
dc.contributor.authorKelloway, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:28:40Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T08:40:33Z
dc.description.abstractA geochemical study using pXRF and LA-ICP-MS to characterise artefacts from sites dating to the initial phase of colonisation on Aore and Malo islands, Vanuatu, has confirmed the dominance of obsidian from the distant Kutau/Bao source in West New Britain, with a smaller group from local outcrops in the Banks Islands, Vanuatu. Three flakes from the Umleang/Umrei source in the Admiralty Islands have also been identified in later levels. Distance fall-off analysis of metric and technological attributes suggests that during the early phase of human colonisation of Remote Oceania, obsidian circulated within a series of separate, loosely connected social spheres.
dc.identifier.issn0003-8121
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/74305
dc.publisherSydney University Press
dc.sourceArchaeology in Oceania
dc.titleLong-distance connections in Vanuatu: New obsidian characterisations for the Maku site, Aore Island
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue0
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage116
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage110
local.contributor.affiliationGalipaud, Jean-Christophe , Institut de recherche pour le Developpement (IRD)
local.contributor.affiliationReepmeyer, Christian, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationTorrence, Robin, Australian Museum
local.contributor.affiliationKelloway, Sarah, University of Sydney
local.contributor.affiliationWhite, Peter, University of Sydney
local.contributor.authoremailrepository.admin@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidReepmeyer, Christian, u4174696
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor210106 - Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand)
local.identifier.absfor040299 - Geochemistry not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationU3488905xPUB4053
local.identifier.citationvolume49
local.identifier.doi10.1002/arco.5030
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84905123348
local.identifier.thomsonID000339952100004
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByU3488905
local.type.statusPublished Version

Downloads

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
01_Galipaud_Long-distance_connections_in_2014.pdf
Size:
587.49 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Back to topicon-arrow-up-solid
 
APRU
IARU
 
edX
Group of Eight Member

Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history.


Contact ANUCopyrightDisclaimerPrivacyFreedom of Information

+61 2 6125 5111 The Australian National University, Canberra

TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) CRICOS Provider Code: 00120C ABN: 52 234 063 906