An early bronze artefact from Papua New Guinea
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Vol. 62 (236), 483-491
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00074585
Abstract
This small tabular bronze artefact, recovered from an occupation layer sealed beneath volcanic ash on Lou Island, is the first bronze artefact found in a dated context in Papua New Guinea, well outside the range of the normal occurrence of bronze in southeast Asia.Keywords
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