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New archaeological research at Yombon, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Author(s) -
Pavlides Christina
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
archaeology in oceania
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1834-4453
pISSN - 0728-4896
DOI - 10.1002/j.1834-4453.1993.tb00314.x
Subject(s) - new guinea , archaeology , radiocarbon dating , context (archaeology) , excavation , geography , geology , history , ethnology
Excavations and surface collections at Yombon (formerly Yambon) in February 1991 produced flaked chert and obsidian artefacts numbering around 3150. Several radiocarbon dates and new stratigraphic evidence spanning some 6000 years are reported here. Of especial significance are two bifacially flaked chert artefacts found in a context dated to more than 3700 years.