The pattern of Lapita settlement in Fiji
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey Clark (0000-0002-9055-655X, Centre for Archaeological Research and Department of Archaeology and Natural History Australian National University ACT 0200), A Anderson (0000-0002-7636-7306, Centre for Archaeological Research and Department of Archaeology and Natural History Australian National University ACT 0200) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 77-88 |
| Publication date | 2001-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0728-4896 • E-ISSN: 1834-4453 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2001.tb00480.x |
| OpenAlex | W2078619570 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 20 |
At continental and oceanic geographic scales radiocarbon chronologies are important for calibrating the expansion of prehistoric populations, and understanding the type of dispersal process. In Fiji where the colonisation phase was relatively brief — within two standard deviations of most C14 dates — there are significant differences between Lapita sites and material culture suites. To investigate this variability three models of intra‐archipelagic dispersal are reviewed against four categories of archaeological data to examine the pattern of settlement in the scattered Fiji Islands. Initial colonisation was probably restricted to west Fiji and may represent an inter‐archipelago hiatus in Lapita expansion eastward. East Fiji was settled later during a second phase of systematic colonisation that centered on Lakeba and took in the small non‐continental islands of the Lau Group
Archaeology · Archipelago · Biological dispersal · Colonisation · Colonization · Continental shelf · Geography · Hiatus · Population · Prehistory · Radiocarbon dating · Settlement (finance · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2021 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |