Subject
Obsidian Sourcing, Archaeological Analysis, Tikopia, Bismarcks Sources, Banks Islands, Admiralty Islands, Petrographic Thin Sections, PIXE-PIGME Analysis, Long-Distance Links, Archaeological Reanalysis

Domains
Archéologie, Sciences Sociales, Sciences du vivant, Sciences humaines

Description

In 1982 an initial sourcing of 13 obsidians and volcanic glasses from Tikopia in the Solomon Islands suggested that four specimens came from Bismarcks sources, with Talasea in West New Britain being the most likely, and the rest came from the Banks Islands. Reanalysis now attributes ten pieces to Banks Islands sources and three to sources in the Admiralty Islands.

Keywords
Obsidian, Tikopia, Banks Islands, density, PIXE-PIGME

Language
English (en-GB)

Creators
Spriggs Matthew, Bird Roger, Ambrose Walllace

Contributors

Sources
Archaeology in Oceania, 45(1), 31-38.

Relation
https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1834-4453.2010.tb00075.x

Coverage
Tikopia, Banks Islands

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