Long distance prehistoric obsidian imports in New Caledonia: Characteristics and meaning

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes

Volumn 331, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-243

  Sand, Christophe ^a   Sheppard, Peter J ^b  

^a Serv des Musees et du Patrimoine   (New Caledonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Exchange; Lapita Cultural Complex; New Caledonia; Obsidian; South Pacific; Talasea

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; OBSIDIAN; PREHISTORIC;

NEW CALEDONIA;

OCEANIA;

EID: 0033782294     PISSN: 12518050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1251-8050(00)01411-7     Document Type: Article

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