Book
Ol Tumbuna: archaeological excavations in the Eastern Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Dept. of Prehistory, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University • Canberra • Published In 1972 • Pages: xx, 176
By: White, J. Peter (John Peter).
Abstract
White discusses the excavation procedures, the analytical methods used, and presents the results from his excavations at four rock shelters in the Eastern Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea (Batari, Aibura, Kafiavana, and Niobe). He re-examines S. and R. Bulmer's suggested phases for Highlands prehistory and points out some of the problems with it. White summarizes the general sequence of Highland prehistory based on the then available evidence pointing out the impression of sameness and continuity for stone and bone implements and presumably of the lithic and bone technology. "This continuity in the Highlands suggests…that it may be legitimate to apply some ethnographic, especially technological, information to the analysis of the achaeological materials."
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 1999
- Field Date
- 1964-1965
- Coverage Date
- 10,000 BP - 100 BP
- Coverage Place
- Eastern Central Highlands; Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- by J. Peter White
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-176)
- LCCN
- 73166031
- LCSH
- Papua New Guinea Antiquities