Abstract

In the 50 years since "modern" archaeology began in Papua New Guinea, several major themes have been pursued, such as colonization and origins, food production, and trade and exchange. While significant advances have been made in each of these, much of the basic evidence for many areas remains unpublished or reported only in summary form. This volume is a step towards redressing this situation through the publication of data from several areas of the Papua New Guinea island provinces and the north coast of the mainland. The nine papers cover a diverse range of topics and periods and do not follow a single theme…

 
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Short Form
Specht, 2007. Tech. Rep. Aust. Mus., Online 20: 1–2
Author
Jim Specht
Year
2007
Title
Archaeological Studies of the Middle and Late Holocene, Papua New Guinea. Preface
Serial Title
Technical Reports of the Australian Museum, Online
Volume
20
Start Page
1
End Page
2
DOI
10.3853/j.1835-4211.20.2007.1472
Language
en
Date Published
13 December 2007
Cover Date
13 December 2007
ISSN (print)
1835-4211
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHAEOLOGY; NEW GUINEA
Digitized
13 January 2007
Available Online
13 December 2007
Reference Number
1472
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