Morphometric analyses of Batissa violacea shells from Emo (OAC), Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea

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Thangavelu, Anbarasu, David, Bruno, Barker, Bryce, Geneste, Jean-Michel, Delannoy, Jean-Jacques, Lamb, Lara, Araho, Nick and Skelly, Robert. 2011. "Morphometric analyses of Batissa violacea shells from Emo (OAC), Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea." Archaeology in Oceania. 46 (2), pp. 67-75.
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Morphometric analyses of Batissa violacea shells from Emo (OAC), Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea

ERA Journal ID7916
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsThangavelu, Anbarasu (Author), David, Bruno (Author), Barker, Bryce (Author), Geneste, Jean-Michel (Author), Delannoy, Jean-Jacques (Author), Lamb, Lara (Author), Araho, Nick (Author) and Skelly, Robert (Author)
Journal TitleArchaeology in Oceania
Journal Citation46 (2), pp. 67-75
Number of Pages9
Year2011
Place of PublicationSydney, Australia
ISSN0003-8121
1834-4453
Web Address (URL)http://sydney.edu.au/arts/publications/oceania/arch_oceaniacrnt.htm
Abstract

Archaeological investigations of human predation pressures on shellfish usually rely on measurements of complete shell
specimens. However, most archaeological shell assemblages
consist predominantly of broken shells, limiting measurable
sample sizes, and thus potentially biasing results in cases where shell fragmentation is biased towards particular size classes (due to shell size-fragility correspondences). This paper presents a recent application of morphometric analyses on the Batissa violacea assemblage from Emo, an early ceramic site from the Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. Our method enabled most shell valves, fragmented or not, to be accurately and comparably measured for size. The results reveal a close match between the commencement of occupation and maximum shell sizes in a sequence of occupational phases, each separated by many decades to hundreds of years of site abandonment. While each occupational phase begins with peak mean shell sizes, the later peaks never again attain the mean shell size of the initial phase. As each phase progresses, shell sizes diminish until abandonment, and then the same pattern starts again with the next phase. Identical trends were
obtained from two separate excavation squares. We interpret these results to indicate that while people may have abandoned the site of Emo between the occupational phases, they did not abandon the region, continuing to exploit local shellfish beds, albeit less frequently than during the site’s occupation. These results highlight the ability of local (site-specific) archaeological shell data to shed
light on regional demographic and occupational trends.

KeywordsEMO; Papua New Guinea; shells; site occupation
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020440107. Social and cultural anthropology
451301. Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand)
440699. Human geography not elsewhere classified
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Byline AffiliationsSchool of Humanities and Communication
Monash University
University of Bordeaux, France
Savoy Mont-Blanc University, France
Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery, Papua New Guinea
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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Chalmin, E., Castets, G., David, B., Barker, B., Delannoy, J., Lamb, L., Geneste, J., Soufi, F., Pairis, S., Hoerle, S., Boche, E. and Katherine, M.. 2014. "Study of red pigments from the 'Genyornis' Panel, Arnhem Land, Australia: what are the origins of the haematite? [Etude des pigments rouges du panneau du 'Genyornis' Terre d’Arnhem, Australie: origines de l’hématite?]." International round table: Around hematite. Circulation and transformation during recent prehistory - Methods of analysis International round table (2014). Namur, Belgium 07 - 08 Feb 2013 Belgium.
The social construction of caves and rockshelters: Chauvet Cave (France) and Nawarla Gabarnmang (Australia)
Delannoy, Jean‑Jacques, David, Bruno, Geneste, Jean‑Michel, Katherine, Margaret, Barker, Bryce, Whear, Ray L. and Gunn, Robert G.. 2013. "The social construction of caves and rockshelters: Chauvet Cave (France) and Nawarla Gabarnmang (Australia)." Antiquity: a quarterly review of archaeology. 87 (335), pp. 12-29.
A 28,000 year old excavated painted rock from Nawarla Gabarnmang, northern Australia
David, Bruno, Barker, Bryce, Petchey, Fiona, Delannoy, Jean-Jacques, Geneste, Jean-Michel, Rowe, Cassandra, Eccleston, Mark, Lamb, Lara and Whear, Ray. 2013. "A 28,000 year old excavated painted rock from Nawarla Gabarnmang, northern Australia." Journal of Archaeological Science. 40 (5), pp. 2493-2501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.08.015
Otoia, ancestral village of the Kerewo: modelling the historical emergence of Kerewo regional polities on the island of Goaribari, south coast of mainland Papua New Guinea
Barker, Bryce, Lamb, Lara, David, Bruno, Korokai, Kenneth, Kuaso, Alois and Bowman, Joanne. 2012. "Otoia, ancestral village of the Kerewo: modelling the historical emergence of Kerewo regional polities on the island of Goaribari, south coast of mainland Papua New Guinea." Haberle, Simon G. and David, Bruno (ed.) Peopled landscapes: archaeological and biogeographic approaches to landscapes. Canberra, Australia. Australian National University (ANU) Press. pp. 157-176
Three reconstructed Lapita plainware pots from Caution Bay, south coast of mainland Papua New Guinea
David, Bruno, McNiven, Ian J., Jones-Amin, Holly, Connaughton, Sean P., Parkinson, Charles, Rowe, Cassandra, Richards, Thomas, Leavelsey, Matthew, Barker, Bryce, Mandui, Herman, Campanelli, Gisella and Flood, Nick. 2013. "Three reconstructed Lapita plainware pots from Caution Bay, south coast of mainland Papua New Guinea." University of Otago Studies in Archaeology. 25, pp. 157-170.
How old are Australia's pictographs? A review of rock art dating
David, Bruno, Geneste, Jean-Michel, Petchey, Fiona, Delannoy, Jean-Jacques, Barker, Bryce and Eccleston, Mark. 2013. "How old are Australia's pictographs? A review of rock art dating." Journal of Archaeological Science. 40 (1), pp. 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.08.019
Poromoi Tamu and the case of the drowning village: history, lost places and the stories we tell
David, Bruno, Lamb, Lara, Delannoy, Jean-Jacques, Pivoru, Frank, Rowe, Cassandra, Pivoru, Max, Frank, Tony, Frank, Nick, Fairbairn, Andrew and Pivoru, Ruth. 2012. "Poromoi Tamu and the case of the drowning village: history, lost places and the stories we tell." International Journal of Historical Archaeology. 16 (2), pp. 319-345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-012-0183-0
Rock of ages: South Molle Island quarry, Whitsunday Islands: use and distribution of stone through space and time
Lamb, Lara. 2011. Rock of ages: South Molle Island quarry, Whitsunday Islands: use and distribution of stone through space and time. Oxford, England. Archaeopress.
Magnetometer surveys in archaeological research in Papua New Guinea: Keveoki 1, Gulf Province
Moffat, Ian, David, Bruno, Barker, Bryce, Kuaso, Alois, Skelly, Robert and Araho, Nick. 2011. "Magnetometer surveys in archaeological research in Papua New Guinea: Keveoki 1, Gulf Province." Archaeology in Oceania. 46 (1), pp. 17-22.
Lapita sites in the central province of mainland Papua New Guinea
David, Bruno, McNiven, Ian J., Richards, Thomas, Connaughton, Sean P., Leavesley, Matthew, Barker, Bryce and Rowe, Cassandra. 2011. "Lapita sites in the central province of mainland Papua New Guinea." World Archaeology. 43 (4), pp. 576-593. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2011.624720
Archaeological evidence for south sea islander traditional ritual practice at Wunjunga, Ayr, central Queensland coast
Barker, Bryce and Lamb, Lara. 2011. "Archaeological evidence for south sea islander traditional ritual practice at Wunjunga, Ayr, central Queensland coast." Australian Archaeology.
Nawarla Gabarnmang, a 45,180 ± 910 cal BP site in Jawoyn Country, southwest Arnhem Land plateau
David, Bruno, Geneste, Jean-Michel, Whear, Ray L., Delannoy, Jean-Jacques, Katherine, Margaret, Gunn, R. G., Clarkson, Christopher, Plisson, Hugues, Lee, Preston, Petchey, Fiona, Rowe, Cassandra, Barker, Bryce, Lamb, Lara, Miller, Wes, Hoerle, Stephane, James, Daniel, Boche, Elisa, Aplin, Ken, McNiven, Ian J., ..., Matthews, Jacqueline. 2011. "Nawarla Gabarnmang, a 45,180 ± 910 cal BP site in Jawoyn Country, southwest Arnhem Land plateau." Australian Archaeology.
A new ceramic assemblage from Caution Bay, south coast of mainland PNG: the Linear Shell End-Impressed Tradition from Bogi 1
David, Bruno, McNiven, Ian J., Leavelsey, Matthew, Barker, Bryce, Mandui, Herman, Richards, Thomas and Skelly, Robert. 2012. "A new ceramic assemblage from Caution Bay, south coast of mainland PNG: the Linear Shell End-Impressed Tradition from Bogi 1 ." Journal of Pacific Archaeology. 3 (1), pp. 73-89.
Prehistory of Australia by D.J. Mulvaney and J. Kamminga
Barker, Bryce. 1999. "Prehistory of Australia by D.J. Mulvaney and J. Kamminga." World Archaeological Bulletin. 10.
Shamans, sorcerers and saints: a prehistory of religion by Brian Hayden
Barker, Bryce. 2007. "Shamans, sorcerers and saints: a prehistory of religion by Brian Hayden." Australian Archaeology. 64, pp. 53-53.
Contemporary archaeology in theory: a reader
Barker, Bryce. 1997. "Contemporary archaeology in theory: a reader." Australian Archaeology. 44, pp. 70-71.
The archaeology of poverty and human dignity: charity and the work ethic in a 1930s Depression era itinerant's camp on the Toowoomba Range escarpment, Queensland
Barker, Bryce and Lamb, Lara. 2009. "The archaeology of poverty and human dignity: charity and the work ethic in a 1930s Depression era itinerant's camp on the Toowoomba Range escarpment, Queensland." Archaeologies: journal of the World Archaeological Congress. 5 (2), pp. 263-279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11759-009-9101-4
An interview with Harry Lourandos
Lourandos, Harry, David, Bruno, Barker, Bryce and McNiven, Ian J.. 2006. "An interview with Harry Lourandos." David, Bruno, Barker, Bryce and McNiven, Ian J. (ed.) The social archaeology of Australian indigenous societies. Canberra, Australia. Aboriginal Studies Press. pp. 20-39
The social archaeology of indigenous Australia
McNiven, Ian J., David, Bruno and Barker, Bryce. 2006. "The social archaeology of indigenous Australia." David, Bruno, Barker, Bryce and McNiven, Ian J. (ed.) The social archaeology of Australian indigenous societies. Canberra, Australia. Aboriginal Studies Press. pp. 2-19
Hierarchies of knowledge and the tyranny of text: archaeology, ethnohistory and oral traditions in Australian archaeological interpretation
Barker, Bryce. 2006. "Hierarchies of knowledge and the tyranny of text: archaeology, ethnohistory and oral traditions in Australian archaeological interpretation." David, Bruno, Barker, Bryce and McNiven, Ian J. (ed.) The social archaeology of Australian indigenous societies. Canberra, Australia. Aboriginal Studies Press. pp. 72-84
The Emo site (OAC), Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea: resolving long-standing questions of antiquity and implications for the history of the ancestral Hiri maritime trade
David, Bruno, Geneste, Jean-Michel, Aplin, Ken, Delannoy, Jean-Jacques, Araho, Nick, Clarkson, Christopher, Connell, Kate, Haberle, Simon, Barker, Bryce, Lamb, Lara, Stanisic, John, Fairbairn, Andrew, Skelly, Robert and Rowe, Cassandra. 2010. "The Emo site (OAC), Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea: resolving long-standing questions of antiquity and implications for the history of the ancestral Hiri maritime trade." Australian Archaeology. 70, pp. 39-54.
The ritual dugong bone mounds of Koey Ngurtai, Torres Strait, Australia: investigating their construction
Skelly, Robert, David, Bruno, McNiven, Ian J. and Barker, Bryce. 2011. "The ritual dugong bone mounds of Koey Ngurtai, Torres Strait, Australia: investigating their construction." International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 21 (1), pp. 32-54. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.1104
Koey Ngurtai: the emergence of a ritual domain in Western Torres Strait
David, Bruno, McNiven, Ian J., Crouch, Joe, Hewitt, Geoffrey, Skelly, Robert, Barker, Bryce and Courtney, Kris. 2009. "Koey Ngurtai: the emergence of a ritual domain in Western Torres Strait." Archaeology in Oceania. 44 (1), pp. 1-17.
Keveoki 1: exploring the Hiri ceramics trade at a short-lived village site near the Vailala River, Papua New Guinea
David, Bruno, Araho, Nick, Barker, Bryce, Kuaso, Alois and Moffat, Ian. 2009. "Keveoki 1: exploring the Hiri ceramics trade at a short-lived village site near the Vailala River, Papua New Guinea." Australian Archaeology. 68, pp. 11-22.
Living landscapes of the dead: archaeology of the afterworld among the Rumu of Papua New Guinea
David, Bruno, Pivoru, Max, Pivoru, William, Green, Michael, Barker, Bryce, Weiner, James F., Simala, Douglas, Kokents, Thomas, Arabo, Lisa and Dop, John. 2008. "Living landscapes of the dead: archaeology of the afterworld among the Rumu of Papua New Guinea." David, Bruno and Thomas, Julian (ed.) Handbook of landscape archaeology. Walnut Creek, CA. United States. Left Coast Press, Inc. pp. 158-166
Massacre, frontier conflict and Australian archaeology
Barker, Bryce. 2007. "Massacre, frontier conflict and Australian archaeology." Australian Archaeology. 64, pp. 9-14.
Evidence for early Holocene change in the Whitsunday Islands: a new radiocarbon determination, Nara Inlet 1
Lamb, Lara and Barker, Bryce. 2001. "Evidence for early Holocene change in the Whitsunday Islands: a new radiocarbon determination, Nara Inlet 1." Australian Archaeology. 53, pp. 42-43.
Holocene palynology of Whitehaven Swamp, Whitsunday Island, Queensland, and implications for the regional archaeological record
Genever, Matt, Grindrod, John and Barker, Bryce. 2003. "Holocene palynology of Whitehaven Swamp, Whitsunday Island, Queensland, and implications for the regional archaeological record." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 201 (1-2), pp. 141-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00542-X
The sea people: late Holocene maritime specialisation in the Whitsunday Islands, central Queensland
Barker, Bryce. 2004. The sea people: late Holocene maritime specialisation in the Whitsunday Islands, central Queensland. Canberra, Australia. Pandanus Books.
Use and continuity in the customary marine tenure of the Whitsunday Islands
Barker, Bryce. 1998. "Use and continuity in the customary marine tenure of the Whitsunday Islands." Peterson, Nicholas and Rigsby, Bruce (ed.) Customary marine tenure in Australia. Sydney, Australia. Oceania Publications (University of Sydney). pp. 89-95
The temporality of cultural material on a deflated dune system at Abbot Point, Central Queensland coast
Barker, Bryce. 2006. "The temporality of cultural material on a deflated dune system at Abbot Point, Central Queensland coast." Australian Archaeology. 62, pp. 44-46.
Backed and forth: an exploration of variation in retouched implement production on the South Molle Island Quarry, Central Queensland
Lamb, Lara. 2005. "Backed and forth: an exploration of variation in retouched implement production on the South Molle Island Quarry, Central Queensland." Clarkson, Christopher and Lamb, Lara (ed.) Lithics down under: Australian perspectives on lithic reduction, use and classification. Oxford, England. Archaeopress. pp. 35-42
Casting new light on old stones
Clarkson, Christopher and Lamb, Lara. 2005. "Casting new light on old stones." Clarkson, Christopher and Lamb, Lara (ed.) Lithics down under: Australian perspectives on lithic reduction, use and classification. Oxford, England. Archaeopress. pp. 1-6
Investigating changing stone technologies, site use and occupational intensities at Fern Cave, north Queensland
Lamb, Lara. 1996. "Investigating changing stone technologies, site use and occupational intensities at Fern Cave, north Queensland ." Australian Archaeology. 42 (1), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/03122417.1996.11681564