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		Archaeology in New Caledonia ^Votes:0 Archaeology in New Caledonia Contents of this page ... Where in the world is New Caledonia? What is my interest as an archaeologist in New Caledonia? Do I have any nice photos to share? Where in the world is New Caledonia? Most people I know have never heard of New Caledonia, or else they have no clue where to find it on a map. Some people think that New Caledonia is a kind of computer font, but it's an actual physical place in the world. To help you locate New Caledonia, here are two maps of potential interest: Map of the Southwest Pacific This map shows the so-called "Polynesian Outliers" with bold-face labels. West Uvea (or Ouvea) is the location of my doctoral dissertation work, located just off the east coast of the New Caledonia mainland. To locate New Caledonia, look towards the mid Read More Go to Site


		Archaeology in the Marquesas Islands ^Votes:0 Archaeology in the Marquesas Islands Archaeology in the Marquesas This page has moved to ... www.afargo.org Please update any links as appropriate. Please note: This page in its present form is not authored or maintained by Mike T. Carson. To contact Mike, please send email miketcarson@hotmail.com Read More Go to Site

		Australian Rock art, Pictures of Rock ar ^Votes:0 http://users.tpg.com.au/sshists/ Read More Go to Site

		Museum Victoria - Little Lonsdale Street ^Votes:0 Little Lonsdale Street This Web site was produced by staff of Museum Victoria and staff and students of the University of Melbourne. Text and photographs are copyright Museum Victoria, except where otherwise acknowledged. Update A second archaeological dig was undertaken at Little Lonsdale Street in 2002. To find out about the Casselden Place site and what was uncovered, visit the Heritage Victoria website . What is this web site about? In the summer of 1987-88, almost an entire block at the northern end of Melbourne's Central Business District was excavated by a team of historical archaeologists, before being redeveloped for tall office buildings. About 17,000 items were collected and described, and they are now held within Museum Victoria's Department of Social History. This Web site pro Read More Go to Site

		Picturing the Past, Art and Analogy in New Zealand Archaeological Reports. ^Votes:0 web hosting domain names photo sharing Picturing the Past, Art and Analogy in New Zealand Archaeological Reports. Garry Law This paper was originally presented to the New Zealand Archaeological Association conference in Picton, in April, 1998. It has been slightly modified since that date but remains in a non-academic mode. Acknowledgement of use is requested. FastCounter by LinkExchange Warning this has 45 illustrations and will take a while to load! (Read it while the pictures load) Introduction Art From Archaeology Some Pictures As a Summary Envoi References Introduction - Some Different Sorts of Pictures Maori occupation of New Zealand has left us a rich inheritance of things from the past and a culture linked to that past which is living today. However unlike some cultures, the repres Read More Go to Site

		scc18.html ^Votes:0 ARCHAEOLOGY BRITISH COLONIAL AUSTRALIA Robert J V P Varman Ph D CERAMICS 1840s-1880s: Preview and Background Illustrated L ong-drop privy on Norfolk Island ARTEFACTS 1790s ......Ceramic, Glass and Metals - Phillipsburgh. 30 photographs of assemblages. Illustrated Chinese Export Porcelain Kingston Introduction Chinese Export Porcelain 1 Illustrated. A small sample of the Kingston finds (shards only) Chinese Export Porcelain 2 Illustrated. Kingston (shards only) English Wares 1790s-ca1807 Illustrated. Kingston (shards only) NORFOLK ISLAND A rchaeology: Short reports on the history and prehistory. Illustrated OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE Parramatta. Archaeological report on the foundation of the 1799 and 1814-1816 foundations. Illustrated The following are not illustrated: Sydney Archaeology: Old Far Read More Go to Site

		Table of Contents ^Votes:0 Report on 1998 Field Work Activities Sigatoka Dunes National Park Viti Levu, Fiji by David V. Burley Ph.D . and Robert Shortland February 1999 Table of Contents Project Synopsis Acknowledgements Introduction Dune Field Survey i. Archaeological Features and Pottery Scatters ii. Burial Area Examinations iii. Survey Conclusions Naqarai Bay Survey and Test Excavation of VL 16/22 i. VL 16/22 Excavation and Profile Exposures ii. Excavation Methodology and Stratigraphy iii. Ceramic Recovery and Interpretations iv. VL 16/22 Auger Testing Project v. Naqarai Bay Beach Survey and Mapping Project vi. Naqarai Project Summary Excavation VL 16/22, Level One i. Level One Context and Location ii. Excavation Objects and Methodology iii. Level One Stratigraphy iv. Ceramic Distributions and Hearth Feature vi. Read More Go to Site

		Table of Contents ^Votes:0 REPORT OF THE 1997 LAPITA PROJECT HA'APAI ISLANDS, KINGDOM OF TONGA by David V. Burley Ph.D . Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Pukotala Site, Ha`anao Island Faleloa Site, Foa Island Tongoleleka Site, Lifuka Island Vaipuna Site, `Uiha Island Mele Havea Site, Ha`afeva Island Summary References Cited Report prepared in compliance of research permit requirements as per Cabinet Decision 395 - 26 March 1997. Submitted to the Prime Minister's Office, Government of Tonga, Nuku'alofa, Kingdom of Tonga, September 1998. ***the Appedices can be found in: Burley, D. V., E. Nelson and R. Shutler 1999 A radiocarbon chronology for the eastern Lapita frontier in Tonga. In Archaeology in Oceania 34: 59-72. Back to the Museum © 2000 Simon Fras Read More Go to Site

		The Forced Repatriation of Archaeological Materials ^Votes:0 The Forced Repatriation of Archaeological Materials Tim Murray and Jim Allen © all rights reserved Background The excavated sites include three Southwestern Tasmanian Pleistocene sites, none of which are likely to have had any human occupation at all in the last 12,000 years; one northern Tasmanian site occupied briefly in the terminal Pleistocene and the late Holocene; and one contact site (a white settlement farm which contained some Aboriginal artefacts). None of the sites were known to Tasmanian Aborigines before their excavation. The contents of these sites consist partly of garbage discarded by humans, and partly of material not associated with human occupation - animal bones deposited via the faeces of Tasmanian devils and the regurgitated pellets of owls; bones and sh Read More Go to Site

		Western New South Wales Archaeology Program (WNSWAP) ^Votes:0 Western New South Wales Archaeology Program (WNSWAP) Multidisciplinary research on the archaeological record of Indigenous Australians Graduate School of the Environment Macquarie University Sydney Australia Department of Anthropology The University of Auckland New Zealand WNSWAP? What's That?? Who are we? What do we do? What you can do: postgraduate research opportunities Publications WNSWAP? What's that?? WNSWAP is the Western New South Wales Archaeology Program, a multidisciplinary collaboration between researchers at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, and Auckland University in New Zealand, working together with indigenous Traditional Owners of country and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to progress the understanding and management of Indigenous material cultural he Read More Go to Site

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