Subject
Prehistoric peoples--Asia--Periodicals., Prehistoric peoples--Oceania--Periodicals., Asia--Antiquities--Periodicals., Oceania--Antiquities--Periodicals., East Asia--Antiquities--Periodicals., archaeological evidence; colonization; cultural history; human settlement; settlement history; settlement pattern; social change; Melanesia; Pacific islands; Pacific Ocean; Vanuatu Contact and exchange; Cultural transformation; Interaction; Northern Vanuatu

Domains
Archéologie

Description

Northern Vanuatu is a significant crossroads region of the Southwest Pacific. This paper outlines current archaeological research being undertaken in the area, focusing on defining initial human settlement there some 3000 years ago and subsequent cultural transformations which led to the establishment of the ethnographic present. The study to date has contributed to a more detailed picture of inter- and intra-archipelago interaction, settlement pattern, subsistence, and cultural differentiation. The research contributes to regional debates on human colonization, patterns of social interaction, and the drivers of social change in island contexts.

Keywords
Northern Vanuatu, interaction, contact and exchange, cultural transformation

Language
English (en-GB)

Creators
Bedford Stuart, Spriggs Matthew

Contributors

Sources
Asian Perspectives, 47:95-120.

Relation
https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/37759?mode=full
http://hdl.handle.net/10125/17282

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