TY - JOUR
T1 - The upihoi find
T2 - Wrecked wooden bevaia (Lagatoi) hulls of Epemeavo Village, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea
AU - David, Bruno
AU - Araho, Nick
AU - Kuaso, Alois
AU - Moffat, Ian
AU - Tapper, Nigel
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - On 20 August 2007, Epemeavo and Kea Kea villagers from the eastern end of the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea reported finding two lagatoi hulls deeply buried in beach sands at Upihoi, near Epemeavo village, parts of a trading vessel associated with the renowned Motu hiri trade of former times. This paper presents results of an emergency investigation of these finds by staff of the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery and Monash University, describing the find, its environmental, cultural and social settings and contexts of discovery, radiocarbon dating, historical assessments, and significance.
AB - On 20 August 2007, Epemeavo and Kea Kea villagers from the eastern end of the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea reported finding two lagatoi hulls deeply buried in beach sands at Upihoi, near Epemeavo village, parts of a trading vessel associated with the renowned Motu hiri trade of former times. This paper presents results of an emergency investigation of these finds by staff of the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery and Monash University, describing the find, its environmental, cultural and social settings and contexts of discovery, radiocarbon dating, historical assessments, and significance.
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U2 - 10.1080/03122417.2008.11681864
DO - 10.1080/03122417.2008.11681864
M3 - Article
SN - 0312-2417
VL - 66
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - Australian Archaeology
JF - Australian Archaeology
ER -