REPORT AND PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NAQELELEVU ATOLL, NORTHEAST FIJI

The small atoll of Naqelelevu is located on the northeastern fringe of the Fijian archipelago, at the edge of the geographically defined Melanesian culture area. This article reports preliminary findings concerning Nagelelevu's culture history within a regional context, drawing on the archaeolo...

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Published inJournal of the Polynesian Society Vol. 116; no. 4; pp. 407 - 432
Main Authors SAND, CHRISTOPHE, VALENTIN, FREDERIQUE, BOLÉ, JACQUES, OUETCHO, ANDRÉ, BARET, DAVID, SOROVI-VUNIDILO, TARISI, MATARARABA, SEPETI
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wellington, NZ Polynesian Society 01.12.2007
Subjects
Adzes
Antiquities
Antiquities, Prehistoric
Archaeological site location
Archaeological surveys
Archaeology
Excavations
Excavations (Archaeology)
Limestones
Melanesia, micronesia and polynesia
Oceania
Oral tradition
Polynesian culture
Polynesian studies
Prehistory and protohistory
Seashores
Stone
Lapita
Oceanian culture
Melanesian
Polynesian
Fiji
Burial
Horticulture
Material culture
Ritual
Ceramics
Fortification
Archaeological site
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Summary:The small atoll of Naqelelevu is located on the northeastern fringe of the Fijian archipelago, at the edge of the geographically defined Melanesian culture area. This article reports preliminary findings concerning Nagelelevu's culture history within a regional context, drawing on the archaeological evidence of material culture, local and Futunan oral traditions and historical accounts.
Bibliography:Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol. 116, No. 4, Dec 2007, 407-432
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ISSN:0032-4000
2230-5955
2230-5955