Identifying 3000-Year Old Human Interaction Spheres in Central Fiji through Lapita Ceramic Sand-Temper Analyses

Identifying 3000-Year Old Human Interaction Spheres in Central Fiji through Lapita Ceramic Sand-Temper Analyses

Petrographic analyses of sand tempers in Pacific Island potsherds reveal information about ancient human interactions within archipelagic contexts. By comparison with bedrock mineralogy, analyses of 45 sherds from the Lapita settlement at Naitabale on Moturiki Island (central Fiji) show that most sh...

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Main Authors: Roselyn Kumar, Patrick D. Nunn, Elia Nakoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Geosciences
Subjects:
Pacific
Fiji
ceramic mineralogy
sand temper
prehistoric interaction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/6/238

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