Archaeology: Obsidian and the Lapita at Teouma

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Obsidian and the Lapita at Teouma Oct 31st 2011, 08:38 I'm drawn to the story of the Lapita colonization of the Remote Oceania parts of the Pacific, and that's only partly because of the stunning beauty of the island environments. Coastline of Efate in Vanuatu. Photo by Phillip Capper The Lapita culture settled the area east of the Solomon Islands called Remote Oceania beginning about 1200 BC, and within 400 years they had sailed some 3400 kilometers (~2100 miles). Archaeologists have traced the path of the colonization using the radiocarbon-dated distribution of ceramic styles, domesticated plants and animals, and stable isotope analysis of human remains. The latest Lapita studies at the cemetery of Teouma on the island of Efate, reported by Christian Reepmeyer and colleagues in Asian Perspectives, are focused on the identification of the sources of obsidian artifacts found at the far-flung sites, the culmination of many years of research. Teouma (Vanuatu), which includes a discussion of Reepmeyer's research Lapita Cultural Complex Obsidian Reepmeyer C, Spriggs M, Bedford S, and Ambrose W. 2010. Provenance and Technology of Lithic Artifacts from the Teouma Lapita Site, Vanuatu. Asian Perspectives 49(1):205-225.

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