The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology · 2010 · 54 citations · 30 references
HumanitiesAnthropologyArchaeologyNear Eastern ArchaeologyPrehistoric ArchaeologyTaphonomyArchaeological ContextBurial ArchaeologyFunerary ArchaeologyFunerary Context AnalysisMortuary AnalysisMortuary PracticeBurialBurial Site ExcavationFacial BonesJoint DisarticulationMortuary BehaviorMortuary ChronologyMortuary OperationsSecondary Deposition
Excavation of the 3,000-year-old Lapita cemetery of Teouma (Efate, Central Vanuatu) has allowed the first detailed investigation of mortuary practices of these initial colonizers of the Vanuatu archipelago. Focusing on one component of funerary practice:
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The archaeology of death and burial
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Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides
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