Matthew Napolitano
Biographic Data
| ID | 3639693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew Napolitano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew |
| FAMILY NAME | Napolitano |
| SIGNATURE | NAPOLITANO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oregon |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4881-456X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Documentation of inter-island interaction in the Mariana Islands through geochemical characterization of volcanic stone artifacts
The Mariana Islands have at least a three-millennia human occupation and have been subject to decades of intensive archaeological research. However, unlike other regions of Oceania, intra- and inter-archipelago movement of volcanic stone/tools is poorly documented. We used non-destructive EDXRF to characterize the geochemistry of 36 geological samples from three islands (Sarigan, Rota, and Guam) and 287 artifacts and manuports from five islands (…
Chemical analysis of glass beads in Palau, western Micronesia reveals 19th century inter-island exchange systems in transition
Rescue recovery of the earliest known burials from Barbuda, West Indies (ca. 3560–3220 cal years BP)
The majority of archaeological sites in the Caribbean are under threat from various natural and cultural processes. This is particularly true for the smaller and more vulnerable islands in the Lesser Antilles. Here we report on the 2001 rescue recovery of human skeletal remains that were observed to be actively eroding into the sea at Boiling Rock, an Archaic Age site along the southeast coast of Barbuda. Analysis of the remains, representing thr…
Great Lakes Copper and Shared Mortuary Practices on the Atlantic Coast: Implications for Long-Distance Exchange during the Late Archaic
Analysis of human remains and a copper band found in the center of a Late Archaic (ca. 5000-3000 cal BP) shell ring demonstrate an exchange network between the Great Lakes and the coastal southeast United States. Similarities in mortuary practices suggest that the movement of objects between these two regions was more direct and unmediated than archaeologists previously assumed based on 'down-the-line' models of exchange. These findings challenge…
New Investigations of Early Prehistoric Settlement on Yap, Western Caroline Islands
Disproving claims for small-bodied humans in the Palauan archipelago
Marginalization of the Margins: The Importance of Smaller Islands in Human Prehistory
Across the world's seas and oceans, archaeological research focused on islands has generally privileged those that are larger in size. Explanations for this phenomenon range from the (mis)perception by scholars that prehistoric peoples were more attracted to the presumed greater number and diversity of resources typically available on larger islands, to the ephemeral aspect of archaeological evidence on smaller land areas. These are coupled with …
Life among the tides: Recent archaeology on the Georgia Bight : proceedings of the Sixth Caldwell Conference, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, May 20-22, 2011
494 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm. Conference sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and the St. Catherines Island Foundation
Celebrating 100 Years of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History
Marginalization of the Margins: The Importance of Smaller Islands in Human Prehistory
Across the world's seas and oceans, archaeological research focused on islands has generally privileged those that are larger in size. Explanations for this phenomenon range from the (mis)perception by scholars that prehistoric peoples were more attracted to the presumed greater number and diversity of resources typically available on larger islands, to the ephemeral aspect of archaeological evidence on smaller land areas. These are coupled with …
Great Lakes Copper and Shared Mortuary Practices on the Atlantic Coast: Implications for Long-Distance Exchange during the Late Archaic
Analysis of human remains and a copper band found in the center of a Late Archaic (ca. 5000-3000 cal BP) shell ring demonstrate an exchange network between the Great Lakes and the coastal southeast United States. Similarities in mortuary practices suggest that the movement of objects between these two regions was more direct and unmediated than archaeologists previously assumed based on 'down-the-line' models of exchange. These findings challenge…
Life among the tides: Recent archaeology on the Georgia Bight : proceedings of the Sixth Caldwell Conference, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, May 20-22, 2011
494 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm. Conference sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and the St. Catherines Island Foundation
New Investigations of Early Prehistoric Settlement on Yap, Western Caroline Islands
Celebrating 100 Years of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History
Life among the tides: Recent archaeology on the Georgia Bight : proceedings of the Sixth Caldwell Conference, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, May 20-22, 2011
494 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm. Conference sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and the St. Catherines Island Foundation
Marginalization of the Margins: The Importance of Smaller Islands in Human Prehistory
Across the world's seas and oceans, archaeological research focused on islands has generally privileged those that are larger in size. Explanations for this phenomenon range from the (mis)perception by scholars that prehistoric peoples were more attracted to the presumed greater number and diversity of resources typically available on larger islands, to the ephemeral aspect of archaeological evidence on smaller land areas. These are coupled with …
New Investigations of Early Prehistoric Settlement on Yap, Western Caroline Islands
Disproving claims for small-bodied humans in the Palauan archipelago
Great Lakes Copper and Shared Mortuary Practices on the Atlantic Coast: Implications for Long-Distance Exchange during the Late Archaic
Analysis of human remains and a copper band found in the center of a Late Archaic (ca. 5000-3000 cal BP) shell ring demonstrate an exchange network between the Great Lakes and the coastal southeast United States. Similarities in mortuary practices suggest that the movement of objects between these two regions was more direct and unmediated than archaeologists previously assumed based on 'down-the-line' models of exchange. These findings challenge…
Rescue recovery of the earliest known burials from Barbuda, West Indies (ca. 3560–3220 cal years BP)
The majority of archaeological sites in the Caribbean are under threat from various natural and cultural processes. This is particularly true for the smaller and more vulnerable islands in the Lesser Antilles. Here we report on the 2001 rescue recovery of human skeletal remains that were observed to be actively eroding into the sea at Boiling Rock, an Archaic Age site along the southeast coast of Barbuda. Analysis of the remains, representing thr…
Chemical analysis of glass beads in Palau, western Micronesia reveals 19th century inter-island exchange systems in transition
Documentation of inter-island interaction in the Mariana Islands through geochemical characterization of volcanic stone artifacts
The Mariana Islands have at least a three-millennia human occupation and have been subject to decades of intensive archaeological research. However, unlike other regions of Oceania, intra- and inter-archipelago movement of volcanic stone/tools is poorly documented. We used non-destructive EDXRF to characterize the geochemistry of 36 geological samples from three islands (Sarigan, Rota, and Guam) and 287 artifacts and manuports from five islands (…
Archaeology (7 works) · History (7 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (6 works) · History (4 works) · Archipelago (3 works) · Geology (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works)