Archaeology in Oceania articles from April 2004

Archaeology in Oceania archives from April 2004

Kimberley points and colonial preference: new insights into the chronology of pressure flaked point forms from the southeast Kimberley, Western Australia.
April 1, 2004... KEYWORDS: Pressure flaking, Kimberley points, chronology, collections, technological change Abstract Based on recent archaeological research in the southeast Kimberley this paper argues that while bifacially pressure flaked points are...

Late Lapita occupation and its ceramic assemblage at the Sigatoka Sand Dune site, Fiji, and their place in Oceanic prehistory.
April 1, 2004... KEYWORDS: Archaeology, Lapita ceramics, Sigatoka site, Fiji Abstract The Sigatoka Sand Dune site on the island of Viti Levu, Fiji, has been continuously eroding over the past hall century. Large-scale excavations here in the mid-1960s...

Radiocarbon dates from the Ulong site in Palau and implications for Western Micronesian prehistory.
April 1, 2004... Abstract Recent excavations on Ulong Island in Palau recovered an early pottery assemblage that has not been recorded previously in the archipelago. Four AMS results on charcoal fragments and carbonised residues adhering to pot sherds...

Prehistoric introduction and extinction of animals in Mangareva, Southeast Polynesia.
April 1, 2004... KEYWORDS: Animal introductions, extinction, faunal analysis, Polynesia, Mangareva Abstract Despite images of paradise, eastern Polynesian islands were devoid of most economically-useful animals and cultigens when colonised by humans...

Recent archaeological findings at Qaranilaca Cave, Vanuabalavu Island, Fiji.
April 1, 2004... Abstract A large sea cave on the southeastern tip of Vanuabalavu Island, northeast Fiji was excavated and shown to have been used by humans from about 1100 cal BP with rapid accumulation of material. The cave may have been uninhabitable...

Stable isotope and protein analyses of Cuddie Springs Genyornis.(Research Reports)
April 1, 2004... Abstract Stable isotopes and proteins in Genyornis remains from Cuddie Springs are too depleted for dating, but this does not imply the bones are older than surrounding sediments. ********** Excavations at Cuddie Springs (northern...

Lead weight from Fraser Island compared with sources in France and China.
April 1, 2004... Abstract The weight resembles lead from Beishan and Tonglin in China, but is highly unlikely to be from either source, its best match is with lead mined in France. Introduction A comparison of the isotope values of an ancient lead...

Culturally modified human remains recovered from an earth-oven interment on Waya Island, Fiji.
April 1, 2004... Abstract The incomplete skeletal remains of a young adolescent (10-12 years of age) were recovered from the uppermost 1ayer of ah earth-oven at the Qaranicagi Site (Y2-39), Waya Island, Fiji. Analysis of the remains revealed minimal tire...

Cranebrook Terrace revisited.
April 1, 2004... Recent publication of revised dates for the Cranebrook Terrace, near Penrith NSW, invited renewed attention to the archaeological finds in the quarries beside the Nepean river. The original find was a pebble chopper found in situ at the base of...

Polynesia in Early Historic Times.(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Polynesia in Early Historic Times By Douglas Oliver The Bess Press, Honolulu, 2002. ISBN 1 57306 125 5. Pp. 305. USD29.95. Douglas Oliver has, it seems, been around for very nearly ever. At a time when many of his students, and their...

After Captain Cook: the archaeology of the recent indigenous past in Australia.(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... After Captain Cook: The archaeology of the recent indigenous past in Australia. Edited by Rodney Harrison and Christine Williamson Sydney University Archaeological Methods Series 8. 2002. ISBN 1 86487 507 0. Pp. 228. Price AUD55 (overseas),...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
April 1, 2004... The caption to Figure 2 of Simon Haberle's paper (Archaeol. Oceania 38 (2003) 152) should read as follows: Figure 2. Comparison between regional and global climate proxies. A. Regional biomass burning derived from a cumulative charcoal...