The Pacific's earliest painted pottery: an added layer of intrigue to the Lapita debate and beyond

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    Abstract

    Lapita pottery, the herald of the settlement of the wider island Pacific, turns out to have heen painted with lime and clay, to give a red and white finish over the decorated surface. The find of a pot in Vanuatu, its sherds in different states of deterioration showed why painted Lapita has previously gone unrecognised. The author suggests that it was widespread from 1000 BC and reminds us that pottery was painted in China 7000 years ago.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)544-557
    JournalAntiquity
    Volume80
    Issue number309
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

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