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Tamuarawai (EQS): An Early Lapita Site on Emirau, New Ireland, PNG

Glenn Summerhayes, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, Herman Mandui, Jim Allen, Jim Specht, Nicholas Hogg, Sheryl McPherson

Abstract


In 2007 a new Early Lapita site called Tamuarawai (EQS) was located on Emirau Island, Papua New Guinea. Two seasons of excavation (2007, 2008) have been undertaken. This paper describes the site and some of the preliminary analyses undertaken. Some unusual results suggest that Tamuarawai will make an important contribution to modelling the Early Lapita occupation of the Bismarck Archipelago.


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ISSN (print) 1179 4704; ISSN (online) 1179 4712
Published by the New Zealand Archaeological Association with the assistance of the Department of Anthropology, University of Otago.
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