Journal article
Recent archaeological findings at Qaranilaca cave, Vanuabalavu Island, Fiji
Archaeology in Oceania, Vol.39(1), pp.42-49
2004
Abstract
A large sea cave on the southeastern tip of Vanuabalavu Island, northeast Fiji was excavated and shown to have been used by humans from about 1100 cal BP with rapid accumulation of material. The cave may have been uninhabitable until sufficient sand had built up to make flooding by the sea a rare event, and a possible fall in sea-level could have contributed. With rapid cooling and sea-level fall after about 700 BP, more intensive use followed. The cave probably gained prominence in serving as a location where marine resources were cooked prior to being carried to nearby mountain-top settlements, established as a consequence of environmental change affecting coastal settlements. It fell into disuse with the re-establishment of coastal villages about 150 years ago.
Details
- Title
- Recent archaeological findings at Qaranilaca cave, Vanuabalavu Island, Fiji
- Authors
- F R Thomas (Author) - Historic Preservation Office, Marshall IslandsPatrick Nunn (Author) - University of the South Pacific, FijiT Osborne (Author) - Historic Preservation Office, Marshall IslandsRoselyn Kumar (Author) - University of the South Pacific, FijiF Areki (Author) - World Wildlife Fund for Nature, FijiS Matararaba (Author) - Fiji Museum, FijiD Steadman (Author) - University of Florida, United StatesG Hope (Author) - RSPAS
- Publication details
- Archaeology in Oceania, Vol.39(1), pp.42-49
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
- Date published
- 2004
- DOI
- 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2004.tb00556.x
- ISSN
- 0003-8121
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451279202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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