Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Talepakemalai : Lapita and its transformations in the Mussau Islands of near Oceania
Other Name
Monumenta archaeologica (Series)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Place
Date
2021
Physical Description
(xxxi), 558 pages : illustrations, maps, tables ; 29 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781950446179
1950446174
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Supplementary Online Materials
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Introduction: Talepakemalai and the Mussau Project in the Context of Lapita Archaeology \ Patrick Vinton Kirch
The Lapita Cultural Complex: History and Background
The Lapita Homeland
Project
Major Themes in Lapita Research Circa 1985
The Mussau Project, 1985-1988
The Mussau Project Three Decades Later
Chapter 2. The Mussau Islands: Natural and Cultural Environments \ Patrick Vinton Kirch (with a contribution by Carla P. Catterall)
Geographical Overview
Natural Environment and Resources
Shallow-Water Marine Habitats of the Offshore Islands (by Carla P. Catterall)
Coastal Geomorphology and Holocene
Sea-Level Change
The Ethnographic Record
Chapter 3. Excavations at Talepakemalai (Site ECA) \ Patrick Vinton Kirch
The Setting
Site Discovery and Prior Excavations
Excavation Methods
Excavation Objectives and Strategy
The ECA Site Excavations
Sedimentology of the Talepakemalai Site
Sea-Level Change and Depositional History at Talepakemalai
Chapter 4. Excavations at Other Lapita and Post-Lapita Sites of Mussau \ Patrick Vinton Kirch, Marshall I. Weisler, and Nick Araho
The Erakosarai Site (ECB)
The Etapakcngaroasa Site (EHB)
The Boliu Site (EKE)
Eloaua Island Rockshelters (by Marshall I. Weisler)
Mussau Island Rockshelters (by Marshall I. Weisler)
Aceramic Midden Sites of Eloaua, Emussau, and Enusagila Islands (Sites EKS, EHK, and EKL)
Ihe Sinakasae Site (EKU), Mussau Island
Chapter 5. Radiocarbon Dating and Chronology of the Mussau Sites \ Patrick Vinton Kirch
The Mussau Radiocarbon Corpus
Calibration Procedures and Bayesian Modeling
The Dating and Chronology of Site EC A
Dating of Lapita Sites ECB and EHB
Dating of Rockshelter Sites EKQ and EKO
Dating of Site EKE
Dating of Post-Lapita Sites (EKU, EKS, EHK, and EKL)
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 6. Vertebrate Fauna from the Mussau Sites: Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals \ Patrick Vinton Kirch
Materials and Methods
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 7. Fish Remains from the Mussau Islands Sites \ Virginia L. Butler
Methods and Materials
Descriptive Summary
Results
Summary
Acknowledgments
Chapter 8. Mollusks and Other Invertebrate Fauna from the Mussau Sites \ Patrick Vinton Kirch
Materials and Methods
The Mussau Mollusk Assemblage
Taphonomic Considerations: Breakage Patterns
Mollusk Exploitation at Lapita Sites EC A, ECB, and EHB
Mollusk Exploitation at Post-Lapita Sites (EHK, EKE, EKU, EKS)
Other Invertebrates: Sea Urchins and Crustacea
Conclusions
Chapter 9. Human Impacts on Prehistoric Mollusk Populations of Mussau Coral Reef Habitats \ Carla P. Catterall and I R. Poiner
Introduction
Methods
The Molluskan Species Assemblage
Temporal Changes in the Midden Taxonomic Composition
Temporal Changes of Population Characteristics within Certain Mollusk Species
Effects of Collecting on Mollusks of Coral Reefs in the Mussau Environmental System
Acknowledgments
Chapter 10. Macrobotanical Remains from Talepakemalai (Site EC A) and the Case for Lapita Arboriculture \ Patrick Vinton Kirch
Traditional Arboriculture in Mussau
Materials and Methods
The Talepakemalai Archaeobotanical Assemblage
Metric Analyses of Key Taxa
Anaerobically Preserved Wood
Conclusions
Chapter 11. Ceramic Assemblages of the Mussau Islands \ Patrick Vinton Kirch and Scarlett Chin
Analytical Approach and Methods
Overview of the Mussau Ceramic Assemblages
Reconstructed Vessels of the Mussau Ceramic Catalog
The Ceramic Assemblages of Talepakemalai (ECA)
The Lapita Ceramics of Etakosarai (ECB), Etapakengaroasa (EHB), Boliu (EKE), and Epakapaka (EKQ)
Ceramics at Other Mussau Sites
Ceramic Discs
Summary of Ceramic Change in Mussau
The Mussau Ceramic Catalog
Chapter 12. Sand Tempers in Mussau Ceramics: Evidence for Ceramic Transfer within the Bismarck Archipelago \ William R. Dickinson
Temper Types: Geologic Constraints
Temper Distribution in Sectioned Sherds
Calcareous Tempers
Opaque-Rich Tempers
Volcanic Sand Tempers
Potential Bismarck Archipelago Temper Sources
Inferred Origins of the Mussau Ceramic Wares
Summary and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Notes on Sherds Sampled for Petrographic Analysis in 2002 (by P. V. Kirch)
Chapter 13. Non-Ceramic Portable Artifacts from Talepakemalai and Other Mussau Sites \ Patrick Vinton Kirch
Tools
Fishing Gear
Food Preparation Equipment
Ornaments and Exchange Valuables
Anthropomorphic Image and Possible Image Inlays
Miscellaneous Objects of Bone
Flaked Stone
Manuports
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 14. Mid- to Late-Holocene Obsidian Importation in the Mussau Islands \ Melinda S. Allen
Preamble
Introduction
Regional Obsidian Sources
Methods and Materials
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Chapter 15. Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Analysis of Obsidian from Talepakemalai (Site ECA) \ Callan Ross-Sheppard
Methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgments
Chapter 16. Obsidian Tool Production and Use at Talepakemalai (Site ECA) \ Melinda S. Allen
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Chapter 17. Petrography of Manuports from Mussau Archaeological Sites \ William R. Dickinson
Geological Control Samples
Manuport Petrography
Distribution of Manuports by Site
Manuport Origins
Chapter 18. Lapita and Its Transformations in the Mussau Islands \ Patrick Vinton Kirch
Lapita Origins and Chronology
Lapita Economy
Long-Distance Exchange
Lapita Society
The Late Transformation of Lapita
Concluding
Remarks
Public Access Text
Includes bibliographical references and index
Collection Type
Ethnology Library
Last Update
05 Dec 2024
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