Contradictions in Lapita pottery, a composite clone /

Like the cultures of Neolithic Europe Ñ 'Glockenbecherkultur', 'Trichterbecherkultur', 'Linienbandkeramik' Ñ the 'Lapita culture' of the western Pacific is defined by its distinctive ceramics. What that 'ceramic culture' amounts to in human terms has been a key question in the region's archaeology Ñ...

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Autor principal: Ambrose, W. R.
Formato: Analitica de revista
Lenguaje:inglés
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Sumario:Like the cultures of Neolithic Europe Ñ 'Glockenbecherkultur', 'Trichterbecherkultur', 'Linienbandkeramik' Ñ the 'Lapita culture' of the western Pacific is defined by its distinctive ceramics. What that 'ceramic culture' amounts to in human terms has been a key question in the region's archaeology Ñ complete with a quest for a Lapita homeland. This fresh review focuses on the pottery, the defining stuff itself of the affair.
Notas:Antiquity 71 (1999): 525-538