Nicholas Sutton
Biographic Data
| ID | 4063562 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicholas Sutton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicholas |
| FAMILY NAME | Sutton |
| SIGNATURE | SUTTON N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9954-2517 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tracing prehistoric pastoral occupation in Dhofar
New multidisciplinary data on Middle Holocene pastoralism in Dhofar, Oman. • Radiocarbon modelling shows site use from ∼ 4950 to 1000 BCE. • Well-preserved faunal assemblage reveals cattle and caprine exploitation. • Evidence for on-site butchery, marrow extraction, and meat processing. • Peak occupation intensity identified between ∼ 4200–2450 BCE. The prehistoric occupation of Dhofar, Southern Oman, was facilitated by the Indian Summer Monsoon,…
Oposisi Revisited
We report the results of a fabric analysis of a sample of pottery from Oposisi, an Early Papuan Pottery (EPP) site on Yule Island, Papua New Guinea. The central question was how pottery production patterns changed across the five phases of site occupation, which cover the full temporal span of the South Papuan EPP phase (ca. 2000–1200 cal BP). The results suggest that there was a shift towards fabric standardization following the initial phase of…
Mangahawea Bay Revisited
The Mangahawea Bay Site (Q05/682) on Moturua Island in the Bay of Islands was excavated in 1981. A single radiocarbon date from the lower levels returned an age of 1162-1439 AD (95.4% confidence) but the results of the excavation have never been fully reported. Despite some uncertainty about the age and nature of the stratigraphy, the site has long been regarded in the New Zealand archaeological community as a significant example of early occupat…
Revisiting the late prehistoric sequence of the Port Moresby region of Papua New Guinea
Susan Bulmer's PhD thesis, “Prehistoric culture change in the Port Moresby region”, was a very important, and still often cited, contribution to Papuan South Coast prehistory in the 1970s. Fieldwork for the thesis included the excavation of important sites at Taurama Beach and on Nebira Hill. This paper outlines recent archaeological and bioarchaeological research on stone artefacts, pottery and skeletal materials from these sites and discusses t…
Regional Interaction Networks in Southern Papua New Guinea During the Late Holocene
Over 40 years of archaeological investigations along the south coast of Papua New Guinea has identified a rapid succession of cultural changes during the late Holocene. The so-called ‘Papuan Hiccup’ ( c. 1200–800 cal bp ) is a poorly understood period of socio-economic upheaval along the coast, identified mainly from changes in archaeological ceramic styles and settlement patterns. During this period, the region-wide Early Papuan Pottery (EPP) tr…
Regional Interaction Networks in Southern Papua New Guinea During the Late Holocene
Over 40 years of archaeological investigations along the south coast of Papua New Guinea has identified a rapid succession of cultural changes during the late Holocene. The so-called ‘Papuan Hiccup’ ( c. 1200–800 cal bp ) is a poorly understood period of socio-economic upheaval along the coast, identified mainly from changes in archaeological ceramic styles and settlement patterns. During this period, the region-wide Early Papuan Pottery (EPP) tr…
Revisiting the late prehistoric sequence of the Port Moresby region of Papua New Guinea
Susan Bulmer's PhD thesis, “Prehistoric culture change in the Port Moresby region”, was a very important, and still often cited, contribution to Papuan South Coast prehistory in the 1970s. Fieldwork for the thesis included the excavation of important sites at Taurama Beach and on Nebira Hill. This paper outlines recent archaeological and bioarchaeological research on stone artefacts, pottery and skeletal materials from these sites and discusses t…
Regional Interaction Networks in Southern Papua New Guinea During the Late Holocene
Over 40 years of archaeological investigations along the south coast of Papua New Guinea has identified a rapid succession of cultural changes during the late Holocene. The so-called ‘Papuan Hiccup’ ( c. 1200–800 cal bp ) is a poorly understood period of socio-economic upheaval along the coast, identified mainly from changes in archaeological ceramic styles and settlement patterns. During this period, the region-wide Early Papuan Pottery (EPP) tr…
Revisiting the late prehistoric sequence of the Port Moresby region of Papua New Guinea
Susan Bulmer's PhD thesis, “Prehistoric culture change in the Port Moresby region”, was a very important, and still often cited, contribution to Papuan South Coast prehistory in the 1970s. Fieldwork for the thesis included the excavation of important sites at Taurama Beach and on Nebira Hill. This paper outlines recent archaeological and bioarchaeological research on stone artefacts, pottery and skeletal materials from these sites and discusses t…
Mangahawea Bay Revisited
The Mangahawea Bay Site (Q05/682) on Moturua Island in the Bay of Islands was excavated in 1981. A single radiocarbon date from the lower levels returned an age of 1162-1439 AD (95.4% confidence) but the results of the excavation have never been fully reported. Despite some uncertainty about the age and nature of the stratigraphy, the site has long been regarded in the New Zealand archaeological community as a significant example of early occupat…
Oposisi Revisited
We report the results of a fabric analysis of a sample of pottery from Oposisi, an Early Papuan Pottery (EPP) site on Yule Island, Papua New Guinea. The central question was how pottery production patterns changed across the five phases of site occupation, which cover the full temporal span of the South Papuan EPP phase (ca. 2000–1200 cal BP). The results suggest that there was a shift towards fabric standardization following the initial phase of…
Tracing prehistoric pastoral occupation in Dhofar
New multidisciplinary data on Middle Holocene pastoralism in Dhofar, Oman. • Radiocarbon modelling shows site use from ∼ 4950 to 1000 BCE. • Well-preserved faunal assemblage reveals cattle and caprine exploitation. • Evidence for on-site butchery, marrow extraction, and meat processing. • Peak occupation intensity identified between ∼ 4200–2450 BCE. The prehistoric occupation of Dhofar, Southern Oman, was facilitated by the Indian Summer Monsoon,…
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (4 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (4 works) · Ethnology (3 works) · Geology (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · New guinea (3 works)