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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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Polynesian Society 2007-12, Vol.116 (4), p.407-432
Hauptverfasser:	SAND, CHRISTOPHE, VALENTIN, FREDERIQUE, BOLÉ, JACQUES, OUETCHO, ANDRÉ, BARET, DAVID, SOROVI-VUNIDILO, TARISI, MATARARABA, SEPETI
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0032-4000 2230-5955 2230-5955