A view from the west: A structural approach to analysing Lapita design in the Eastern Lapita Province

Kathleen LeBlanc; Stuart Bedford; Christophe Sand

doi:10.22459/TA52.2019

A view from the west: A structural approach to analysing Lapita design in the Eastern Lapita Province

Kathleen LeBlanc, Stuart Bedford, Christophe Sand

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Lapita ceramic design analysis has for decades been dominated by the element-motif approach. Here we outline a structural approach for the analysis of Lapita decoration that looks at design density, layout and organisation. It is used and compared to results from element-motif analysis to assess variation within the Eastern Lapita Province. Ceramic samples from both the Southern and Western Lapita Provinces are added to the analysis to assess how cohesive the Eastern Lapita Province is in terms of ceramic design. The results suggest that the concept of ‘Provinces’ requires some reassessment and redefinition.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Debating Lapita: Distribution, Chronology, Society and Subsistence (Terra Australis 52)
Editors	Stuart Bedford and Matthew Spriggs
Place of Publication	Canberra
Publisher	ANU Press
Pages	275-306
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9781760463304
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22459/TA52.2019
Publication status	Published - 2019

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A view from the west: A structural approach to analysing Lapita design in the Eastern Lapita Province. / LeBlanc, Kathleen; Bedford, Stuart; Sand, Christophe.
Debating Lapita: Distribution, Chronology, Society and Subsistence (Terra Australis 52). ed. / Stuart Bedford and Matthew Spriggs. 1st. ed. Canberra: ANU Press, 2019. p. 275-306.

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