Archaeology in Oceania articles from July 2008

Archaeology in Oceania archives from July 2008

The reconstructed environment and absolute dating of SE-SZ-8 Lapita site on Nendo, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands.(Report)
July 1, 2008... Abstract The SE-SZ-8 site of Nanggu is a large Lapita site in the Reef/Santa Cruz group of the Southeast Solomon Islands. This paper provides a detailed discussion of its geomorphological and environmental context on Santa Cruz and the...

Distribution and variation in sago extraction equipment: convergent and secondary technologies in island southeast Asia.(Report)
July 1, 2008... Abstract It is argued, following Francois Sigaut, that the way elements of technology are invented, borrowed and re-combined challenges the notion of 'technical lineage', with its implication of 'successive orderly accretions'. The...

A small salvage excavation in Windjana Gorge, Kimberley, Western Australia.(Research Reports)(Report)
July 1, 2008... Abstract Windjana Gorge Water Tank Shelter (DIA 12588) is a narrow limestone rockshelter located in Windjana Gorge National Park, Western Australia. Although the site is badly disturbed, test excavation revealed some 45cm of in situ...

Patterns of chronological variability in occupation on the coastal margin of Blue Mud Bay.(Research Reports)(Report)
July 1, 2008... Abstract This paper presents an analysis of radiocarbon dating of shell mounds and middens in Blue Mud Bay, northern Australia. The aim is to investigate variability in use of the landscape and foraging activity through time. By...

Archaeology of Ancient Australia.(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Archaeology of Ancient Australia By Peter Hiscock Routledge, London 2008. ISBN 978-0-415-33810-3 (hbk); ISBN 978-415-33811-0 (pbk). Pp. xviii + 338. Australian RRP $65.00. Its Preface pitches this nicely produced book...

Vastly Ingenious: The Archaeology of Pacific Material Culture, in Honour of Janet M. Davidson.(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Vastly Ingenious: The Archaeology of Pacific Material Culture, in Honour of Janet M. Davidson Edited by A. Anderson, K. Green and F. Leach Otago University Press, Dunedin, 2008. ISBN 978 1 877372 45 2. Pp.319. NZ$65.95 Those...

Pieces of the Vanuatu Puzzle. Archaeology of the North, South and Centre.(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Pieces of the Vanuatu Puzzle. Archaeology of the North, South and Centre By Stuart Bedford Terra Australis 23, 2006. ISBN 1 74076 093 X. Pp. xx+326. AU$49.50. This book is the reworked version of Bedford's PhD thesis (ANU 2000),...