Ruisasi 1 and the earliest evidence of mass-produced ceramics in Caution Bay (Port Moresby region), Papua New Guinea

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dc.contributor.authorDavid, Bruno O.en_NZ
dc.contributor.authorJones-Amin, Hollyen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Thomasen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorMialanes, Jeromeen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorAsmussen, Briten_NZ
dc.contributor.authorPetchey, Fionaen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorAplin, Kenen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorLeavesley, Matthewen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorMcNiven, Ian J.en_NZ
dc.contributor.authorZetzmann, Camilleen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorRowe, Cassandraen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorSkelly, Roberten_NZ
dc.contributor.authorJenkins, Robynen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorFaulkner, Patricken_NZ
dc.contributor.authorUlm, Seanen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-13T20:37:11Z
dc.date.available2016en_NZ
dc.date.available2016-04-13T20:37:11Z
dc.date.issued2016en_NZ
dc.description.abstractThe history of pottery use along the south coast of Papua New Guinea spans from Lapita times, here dated to 2900–2600 cal BP, through to mass production of pottery associated with a number of ethnographically-known interaction (and exchange) networks. Understanding the antecedents and developmental histories of these interaction networks is of considerable importance to archaeological research from local to western Pacific geographical scales. The archaeological site of Ruisasi 1 located at Caution Bay near Port Moresby provides new insights into scales of pottery production before the development of the regional Motu hiri exchange system within the past 500 years. Here faunal remains indicate occupation by marine specialists who exploited a diverse range of local marine environments. Nearly 20,000 ceramic sherds are present in Square A, mostly from a 26 cm thick ‘pottery midden’. A minimum of 45 red slip/plainware vessels based on conjoined sets of sherds plus two vessels with incised decoration are present; the maximum number of clay vessels based on Fabric Types is 155. The globular red slip/plainware pots have highly standardized shapes and sizes, consistent with mass pottery production. The concentration of sherds from these pots within the pottery midden reflects short-duration depositional events within the period of village life c. 1630–1220 cal BP. Whether or not the pots were made locally or imported is the subject of ongoing research. Whatever the case, Ruisasi 1 raises the possibility of mass pottery production possibly linked to a regional interaction network pre-dating the hiri.en_NZ
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dc.identifier.citationDavid, B. O., Jones-Amin, H., Richards, T., Mialanes, J., Asmussen, B., Petchey, F., … Ulm, S. (2016). Ruisasi 1 and the earliest evidence of mass-produced ceramics in Caution Bay (Port Moresby region), Papua New Guinea. Journal of Pacific Archaeology, 7(1).en
dc.identifier.issn0110-540Xen_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/10087
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of Pacific Archaeologyen_NZ
dc.rightsThis is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in the Journal of Pacific Archaeology following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at: http://pacificarchaeology.org/index.php/journal/article/view/181
dc.titleRuisasi 1 and the earliest evidence of mass-produced ceramics in Caution Bay (Port Moresby region), Papua New Guineaen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
pubs.elements-id138306
pubs.issue1en_NZ
pubs.notesEvidence of peer review: http://pacificarchaeology.org/index.php/journalen_NZ
pubs.organisational-group/Waikato
pubs.organisational-group/Waikato/FSEN
pubs.organisational-group/Waikato/FSEN/Carbon Dating Unit
pubs.publisher-urlhttp://pacificarchaeology.org/index.php/journalen_NZ
pubs.volume7en_NZ
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