32741

Author

Dickinson, William R.; Takayama, Jun; Snow, Eleanour A.; Shutters, Richard, Jr.

Author Affiliation

University of Arizona. Department of Geosciences

Title Of Article Chaper

Sand temper of probable Fijian origin in prehistoric potsherds from Tuvalu

Title Of Journal Book

Antiquity

Volume

64

Issue

243

Pages

307-312

Collation

1 fig., 2 tables

Reference Bibliography

refs.

ISSN

0003-598X

Language Of Text

English

Language Of Summary

English

Literature Type

Serial

Literature Level

Analytic

Abstract

The distinctive petrology of volcanic sand is a means to sourcing evidence of ceramics and therefore to showing a pattern of Pacific voyaging in later prehistory.

Keywords

sand;temper;Tuvalu;Fiji;volcanic sand;petrology;ceramics; prehistoric

pub_id

32741