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Identification of the first reported Lapita cremation in the Pacific Islands using archaeological, forensic and contemporary burning evidence

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2010

Authors

Scott, Rachel M
Buckley, Hallie R.
Spriggs, Matthew
Valentin, Frederique
Bedford, Stuart

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Elsevier

Abstract

Burnt human remains excavated from a scoop feature from a cemetery at Teouma, Vanuatu in the western Pacific (∼2850 BP) were examined to assess the nature of the deposit. Possible scenarios explaining the reason the bone was burnt and interred were asse

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Keywords: archaeological evidence; bone; forensic science; Pacific islands; Pacific Ocean Burial practices; Burnt bone; Cremation; Lapita; Vanuatu

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53981

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ANU Research Publications

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Journal of Archaeological Science

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Journal article

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DOI

10.1016/j.jas.2009.11.020

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2037-12-31

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