dc.contributor.advisor |
Sheppard, P |
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dc.contributor.author |
Mailhot, CR |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2014-07-14T00:19:13Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2014 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
2014 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/22465 |
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dc.description |
Full text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only. |
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dc.description.abstract |
In this thesis I examine change in ceramic quality and production over time (3000- 2500 BP) in the Lapita site series SE-SZ8, SE-RF2, SE-RF6, and SE-RF19 from Reef/Santa Cruz Island Group in the southeast Solomon Islands. I seek to provide a more rigorous evaluation of ceramic quality and to evaluate the degree to which simplification of Lapita pottery technology over time, which led to the eventual loss of production in much of the Western Pacific including the Reef/Santa Cruz Island Group, is related to a decline in quality as monitored by firing temperature and manufacturing technique. Experimentation using re-firing and measurement of change in magnetic susceptibility is used to estimate original firing temperatures. Results show there is a significantly lower mean firing temperature at the post-Lapita site, SE-RF19. There is no statistical difference between the mean firing temperatures at the three Lapita sites. However, SE-SZ8 does have the lowest mean firing temperature, which coincides with design analysis results indicating SE-SZ8 to have the lowest quality pottery of the three Lapita sites. A micro-CT scanner is employed to investigate methods of manufacture. The results of this portion of the study demonstrate that the coiling method of pottery manufacture was not employed. |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Masters Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights |
Restricted Item. Available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Changes in the Quality of Lapita Pottery through Time Use of Magnetic Susceptibility and micro-CT Scanning as Novel Methods to Quantitatively Assess Quality of Ceramics in the South Pacific |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The Author |
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pubs.elements-id |
445627 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2014-07-14 |
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dc.identifier.wikidata |
Q112906175 |
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