Long-distance connections in Vanuatu: New obsidian characterisations for the Makué site, Aore Island

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 110-116

  Galipaud, Jean Christophe ^a   Reepmeyer, Christian ^b   Torrence, Robin ^c   Kelloway, Sarah ^d   White, Peter ^e  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Australian Museum   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bismarck Archipelago; LA ICP MS; obsidian; pXRF; Vanuatu

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905123348     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arco.5030     Document Type: Article

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