Carter, Melissa (2002) Recent results of excavations on the Murray Islands, Eastern Torres Strait and implications for early links with New Guinea: bridge and barrier revisited. In: Tempus: Archaeology and Material Culture Studies in Anthropology (7) pp. 1-10. From: Barriers, Borders, Boundaries: Proceedings of the 2001 Australian Archaeological Association Annual Conference, 6-8 December 2001, Hervey Bay, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

The early l 970s marked the start of long-term archaeological research in the Torres Strait Islands, with subsequent theories for the natural and cultural history of the region often synonymous with the phrase 'bridge and barrier'. These opposing themes emerged from the realisation that Torres Strait Islanders appeared to have an intriguing array of similarities - in subsistence practices, language, seafaring technologies, and physical and cultural anthropology-with both their northern Papuan neighbours and Australian Aborigines to the south. The recovery of pottery sherds and possible evidence for the early development of horticulture on the Murray Islands adds a new and important dimension to our knowledge of Torres Strait prehistory and its connections with New Guinea. This paper re-visits the Torres Strait 'bridge and barrier' debate in the context of the results of the recent Murray Islands investigations.

Item ID:	14684
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN:	909611-48-3
ISSN:	1323-6040
Keywords:	archaeology; PNG; settlement; Torres Strait
Date Deposited:	25 Oct 2017 23:21
FoR Codes:	21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 2101 Archaeology > 210199 Archaeology not elsewhere classified @ 100%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society @ 100%
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