Irrigation, fortification, and the proto-historic settlement landscape of the Ndughore Valley, Kolombangara, Western Solomon Islands

IF 1.1 3区 历史学 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY Archaeology in Oceania Pub Date : 2022-07-05 DOI:10.1002/arco.5269
PATRICK V. KIRCH, DOUGLAS E. YEN
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Archaeological sites in the Ndughore Valley of Kolombangara Island in the New Georgia group of the western Solomon Islands were investigated in 1971. The sites include formerly-irrigated pondfield terrace complexes in the valley bottom, ridgetop residential hamlets and specialised ritual sites. The presence of European material culture such as trade beads, clay pipes, glass, a musket barrel and iron axe head all indicate that these sites were occupied and utilised during the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, a turbulent period marked by increased inter-island raiding and head-hunting as well as by trade with Europeans. The residential hamlets and ritual sites are situated in defensible positions on ridgetops, while one site was extensively modified for musket warfare. Ancestor shrines at the residential sites are consistent with a widespread New Georgia cultural tradition, containing shell exchange valuables indicating that the Kolombangara community was linked into a larger exchange network.

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西所罗门群岛科隆班加拉恩德格尔山谷的灌溉、防御工事和原始历史定居点景观
1971年,在所罗门群岛西部新乔治亚群岛的Kolombangara岛的Ndughore山谷考古遗址进行了调查。这些地点包括山谷底部以前灌溉的池塘田露台建筑群,山脊顶部的住宅村庄和专门的仪式场所。欧洲物质文化的存在,如贸易珠、粘土管、玻璃、火枪管和铁斧头,都表明这些遗址在19世纪到20世纪初被占领和利用,这是一个动荡的时期,岛屿间的袭击和猎首活动增多,与欧洲人的贸易也增多。居住村庄和仪式地点位于山脊上的防御位置,而其中一个地点被广泛修改为火枪战争。居住地点的祖先神殿与新格鲁吉亚广泛的文化传统相一致,里面有贵重的贝壳交换物品,表明Kolombangara社区与一个更大的交换网络相连。
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期刊介绍: Archaeology in Oceania is published online and in print versions three times a year: April, July, October. It accepts articles and research reports in prehistoric and historical archaeology, modern material culture and human biology of ancient and modern human populations. Its primary geographic focus is Australia, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and lands of the western Pacific rim. All articles and research reports accepted as being within the remit of the journal and of appropriate standard will be reviewed by two scholars; authors will be informed of these comments though not necessarily of the reviewer’s names.
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