Explaining the prehistory of ceramic technology on Waya Island, Fiji. From: Archaeology in Oceania | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: Cochrane, Ethan E. | COPYRIGHT 2002 Oceania Publication. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Abstract

This preliminary analysis of ceramic technological change on Waya Island, Fiji documents the variation present over three thousand years of innovation, interaction, and change. Hypotheses relating the observed variation in sherd thickness, tempering practices, and vessel type diversity are proposed. These hypotheses may be tested through experimental and other analyses that are briefly described here. Finally, these hypotheses and their tests are structured by t...

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