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

dc.contributor.authorScott, Rachel M
dc.contributor.authorBuckley, Hallie R.
dc.contributor.authorSpriggs, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorValentin, Frederique
dc.contributor.authorBedford, Stuart
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T22:26:56Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T10:30:11Z
dc.description.abstractBurnt 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
dc.identifier.issn0305-4403
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/53981
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceJournal of Archaeological Science
dc.subjectKeywords: archaeological evidence; bone; forensic science; Pacific islands; Pacific Ocean Burial practices; Burnt bone; Cremation; Lapita; Vanuatu
dc.titleIdentification of the first reported Lapita cremation in the Pacific Islands using archaeological, forensic and contemporary burning evidence
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue5
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage909
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage901
local.contributor.affiliationScott, Rachel M, University of Otago
local.contributor.affiliationBuckley, Hallie R., University of Otago
local.contributor.affiliationSpriggs, Matthew, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationValentin, Frederique, CNRS
local.contributor.affiliationBedford, Stuart, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailu8705877@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidSpriggs, Matthew, u8705877
local.contributor.authoruidBedford, Stuart, u3859218
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.ariespublicationu4029967xPUB288
local.identifier.citationvolume37
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jas.2009.11.020
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-77649188234
local.identifier.thomsonID000276786700001
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu4029967
local.type.statusPublished Version

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