From Torres to Malo, a prehistory of the north
Jean-Christophe GALIPAUD
galipaud@iname.com
In 1995 the north of Vanuatu was nearly unknown territory to archaeologists. In 1996 and 1997 a research program by ORSTOM and the Vanuatu Cultural Centre broadened this fragmentary knowledge and gave us a better idea of the chronology of the region.
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References
Kirch P. et Yen 1982. Tikopia, the prehistory and ecology of a polynesian outlier. Bishop Museum Publication No 238. Hawaii.Galipaud JC.1996. Recherches archéologiques aux îles Torrès. Rapport de Terrain No 5. ORSTOM.
Galipaud JC.1996. Premiers résultats de la mission archéologique Wusi-Hokua. Rapport de Terrain No 4. ORSTOM.
Heydrick J. 1971. Lapita Style pottery from Malo island. Journal of the Polynesian Society 80(1):5-19.
Ward G. K. 1979. Prehistoric Settlement and Economy in a tropical small island environment: the Banks islands, insular Melanesia. PhD Thesis, Australian National University, Canberra.
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