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Geochemical characterization of Lapita pottery via inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)

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2004

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Kennett, Douglas J
Anderson, Atholl
Cruz, M
Clark, Geoffrey
Summerhayes, Glenn

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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We have obtained high-resolution elemental data on Lapita ceramics (3200-2700 cal year BP) from Fiji, Tonga and New Ireland using chemistry-based inductively coupled plasma-mass specoometry (ICP-MS). These data show clear elemental distinctions between Lapita pottery manufactured in Fiji, Tonga and New Ireland, and demonstrate significant elemental variation in Fijian ceramics collected from settlements in close proximity to one another. Therefore, we anticipate that ICP-MS will become an effective technique for tracking the transfer of Lapita pottery within and between different island groups in Oceania.

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Keywords: archaeological evidence; ceramics; geochemistry; inductively coupled plasma method; mass spectrometry; Fiji; Melanesia; New Ireland [(PRV) Papua New Guinea]; Pacific islands; Pacific Ocean; Papua New Guinea; Polynesia; Tonga Fiji; Geochemical analysis; Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry; Lapita; Mew Ireland; Microwave digestion; Oceania; Tonga

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/78768

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ANU Research Publications

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Archaeometry

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2037-12-31

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