David, Bruno, Aplin, Ken, Peck, Helene, Skelly, Robert, Leavesley, Matthew, Mialanes, Jerome, Szabó, Katherine, Koppel, Brent, Petchey, Fiona, Richards, Thomas, Ulm, Sean, Mcniven, Ian J., Rowe, Cassandra, Aird, Samantha J., Faulkner, Patrick, and Ford, Anne (2019) Moiapu 3: Settlement on Moiapu Hill at the very end of Lapita, Caution Bay hinterland. In: Bedford, Stuart, and Spriggs, Matthew, (eds.) Debating Lapita: Distribution, Chronology, Society and Subsistence. Terra Australis, 52 . ANU Press, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 61-88.

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Abstract

The Caution Bay archaeological project on the south coast of mainland Papua New Guinea has excavated 122 sites over a 9km2 area. Lapita ceramics appear at a number of sites at c.2900 cal BP. Here we present the results of excavations at Moiapu 3, a site that helps define the end of the dentate-stamped Lapita phase of this region. It is suggested that the decline and ultimate cessation of dentate stamping related to a loss of symbolism during a period of major socioeconomic readjustment and innovation.

Item ID:	61195
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-1-76046-331-1
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Copyright Information:	Copyright © 2019 ANU Press. This title is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Funders:	Australian Research Council (ARC)
Projects and Grants:	ARC DP0877782, ARC DP130102514, ARC FT120100656
Date Deposited:	16 Dec 2019 05:25
FoR Codes:	45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4513 Pacific Peoples culture, language and history > 451301 Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand) @ 100%
SEO Codes:	95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9505 Understanding Past Societies > 950599 Understanding Past Societies not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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