Archaeology in Oceania articles from July 2005

Archaeology in Oceania archives from July 2005

Absence of evidence or evidence of absence? understanding the chronology of indigenous occupation of western New South Wales, Australia.
July 1, 2005... Abstract Radiocarbon determinations obtained from heat retainer hearths in four sampling locations in western New South Wales, Australia are reported, with age estimates ranging from the mid Holocene until the last few centuries BP....

Quarrying masses of information: an approach to the recording and interpretation of a quarry assemblage.
July 1, 2005... Abstract A detailed study using a non-site distributional approach has focused on Quarry 35, situated in the Mt Wood Range of Sturt National Park, Northwestem New South Wales. The analysis illustrates how accurate recording and appropriate...

Starch residues on undecorated Lapita pottery from Anir, New Ireland.
July 1, 2005... Abstract Starch granules and raphides were identified on the surfaces of undecorated Lapita pottery sherds from the Kamgot site, New Ireland, c. 3300 BP. The microbotanical remains provide direct evidence for on-site plant-processing....

Microfossil analysis of Lapita deposits in Vanuatu reveals introduced Araceae (aroids).
July 1, 2005... Abstract Starch residue, pollen and phytolith analysis was carried out on 14 coralline soil and potsherd samples from a c. 2700 BP Lapita site on Uripiv Island, Vanuatu. Starch grains, calcium oxylate crystals and xylem cells of introduced...

What's changing: population size or land-use patterns? Archaeology of Upper Mangrove Creek, Sydney Basin.
July 1, 2005... What's changing: population size or land-use patterns? Archaeology of Upper Mangrove Creek, Sydney Basin By Val Attenbrow Terra Australis 21, 2004. Pandanus Books, Australian National University, Canberra. ISBN 1 74076 116 2. Pp. xxxii + 380....

Archaeological Theory and the Politics of Cultural Heritage.(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Archaeological theory and the politics of cultural heritage By Laurajane Smith Routledge 2004. ISBN 0-415-31833-5 (paper). Pp. xi+260. Price GBP22.99. Recent disciplinary histories of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) have noted that the...

Palaeo-Environmental Change and the Persistence of Human Occupation in South-Western Australian Forests.(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Palaeo-environmental change and the persistence of human occupation in south-western Australian forests By Joe Dortch BAR International Series 1288. Archaeopress, Oxford, 2004. ISBN 1 84171 638 3. Price GBP36. The aim of the research...

The Archaeologist's Field Handbook.(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... The Archaeologist's Field Handbook By Heather Burke and Claire Smith Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 2004. ISBN 1 86508 862 5. Pp. xxii + 406. $49.95. Heather Burke and Claire Smith are to be commended for producing a well rounded and well...

Rock Art in West Papua.(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Rock Art in West Papua By Karina Arifin and Philippe Delanghe UNESCO Publishing, Paris, 2004. ISBN 92-3-103906-7. Pp.291.48.80. Monographs on rock art in the Asia-Pacific region (outside Australia) are few and far between, and one on the...

Pig Husbandry in New Guinea: A Literature Review and Bibliography.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Pig husbandry in New Guinea. A literature review and bibliography. By Robin Hide Monograph 108, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra 2003. ISBN 1 86320 348 6 (print), 1 86320 398 2 (electronic). Pp. xvi +291. ...

The Art of Kula.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... The Art of Kula By Shirley E Campbell Berg, Oxford and New York, 2002. Pp 241. ISBN 1-85973-513-4, 50.00 [pounds sterling] (hb); ISBN 1-85973-518-5, 15.99 [pounds sterling] (paper) This book is a lucid ethnographic exegesis of the art of...

Tortes Strait archaeology and material culture.
July 1, 2005... Tortes Strait archaeology and material culture Edited by I.J. McNiven and M. Quinnell Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Cultural Heritage Series 3, Part 1, 2004. ISSN 1440-4788. Pp. 390. $A15. This collection of 17 articles covers...