Kumukumu 1, a hilltop site in the Aird Hills: Implications for occupational trends and dynamics in the Kikori River delta, south coast of Papua New Guinea

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dc.contributor.authorDavid, Bruno O.en_NZ
dc.contributor.authorAplin, Kenen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorPetchey, Fionaen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorSkelly, Roberten_NZ
dc.contributor.authorMialanes, Jeromeen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorJones-Amin, Hollyen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorStanisic, Johnen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorBarker, Bryceen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorLamb, Laraen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-04T02:59:47Z
dc.date.available2015-01-01en_NZ
dc.date.available2015-11-04T02:59:47Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-01en_NZ
dc.description.abstractWe report on archaeological excavations undertaken at Kumukumu 1 atop the dense rainforest-clad Aird Hills of the Kikori river delta islands, south coast of Papua New Guinea. Results indicate exploitation of the nearby environment, including the gathering of some 200 million shellfish from riverine habitats at the base of the hill some 600 years ago, and deposition of shell remains onto hilltop middens. We ask what the implications of such a site in a defensive location on the upper, steep hillslope of Kumukumu hill are for regional occupation and dynamics. We conclude that the hinterland-marine fringe islands of the river deltas that include the site of Kumukumu 1 were especially sensitive to heightened cross-cultural influences and inter-group raids and competition, leading to accelerated processes of centralisation and aggrandisement among some groups, and the subjugation, fragmentation and dispersal of less powerful neighbouring groups.en_NZ
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dc.identifier.citationDavid, B., Aplin, K., Petchey, F., Skelly, R., Mialanes, J., Jones-Amin, H., … Lamb, L. (2015). Kumukumu 1, a hilltop site in the Aird Hills: Implications for occupational trends and dynamics in the Kikori River delta, south coast of Papua New Guinea. Quaternary International, 385, 7–26. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2014.06.058en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.quaint.2014.06.058en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn1040-6182en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/9704
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevieren_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfQuaternary Internationalen_NZ
dc.rightsThis is an author’s accepted version of an article published in the journal: Quaternary International. © 2014 Elsevier.
dc.titleKumukumu 1, a hilltop site in the Aird Hills: Implications for occupational trends and dynamics in the Kikori River delta, south coast of Papua New Guineaen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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