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2010
Shell Artefacts and Shell-Working within the Lapita
Cultural Complex
Katherine A. Szabo
University of Wollongong, [email protected]
Publication Details
Szabo, K. A. (2010). Shell Artefacts and Shell-Working within the Lapita Cultural Complex. Journal of Pacific Archaeology, 1 (2),
115-127.
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Shell Artefacts and Shell-Working within the Lapita Cultural Complex
Abstract
Despite a consistent presence in the archaeological record of the Lapita cultural complex, and their
omnipresence in the associated literature, the nature and range of shell artefacts recovered from Lapita sites
has only been partially summarized at best. Considering the categories of raw material choice, working
techniques, formal artefact types and curation, this article summarizes our current knowledge and points to
areas for further research.
Keywords
within, shell, artefacts, complex, cultural, lapita, working, CAS
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Publication Details
Szabo, K. A. (2010). Shell Artefacts and Shell-Working within the Lapita Cultural Complex. Journal of Pacific
Archaeology, 1 (2), 115-127.
This journal article is available at Research Online: http://ro.uow.edu.au/scipapers/494