Abstract:
The Reef/Santa Cruz Lapita sites discussed in this volume were excavated by Roger Green as part of the
Southeast Solomons Culture History project in the early 1970s. These three sites were, and continue to
be, central to the development of our understanding of the Lapita phenomenon, situated as they are in
the first island group east of the Near/Remote Oceania boundary. Given their status these key sites have
been the focus of considerable review and debate. This volume provides commentary on aspects of that
debate, and makes available detailed analysis of variation in ceramic decorative motifs which is used in
the support of a model of chronological change and continuity for these sites.
Description:
Emeritus Professor Roger Green is an archaeologist in the Department of Anthropology at the University
of Auckland. His interests include the anthropological history of the Pacific derived from detailed study
of the archaeology, linguistics and ethnography of the region developed over 50 years of research.
