Archaeological studies of shell-remains at Punangatu (Futuna island/Vanuatu) – How can we identify and classify shellfish to understand their historical use?

This article, based on the master’s thesis of the first author, aims to identify and classify by species different shellfish collected in a Vanuatu archaeological site. We want to analyse how these shells have been modified and utilized to produce furniture and artefacts. The results show that the P...

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Main Authors: Lucas Sarvanu, Matthias Kowasch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pazifische Studien e.V. 2020-10-01
Series:Pacific Geographies
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Online Access:http://pacific-geographies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/PG54_2529.pdf