Ellen, Roy F., Latinis, D. Kyle (2012) Ceramic sago ovens and the history of regional trading patterns in eastern Indonesia and the Papuan coast. Indonesia and the Malay World, 40 (116). pp. 20-38. ISSN 1363-9811. (doi:10.1080/13639811.2011.648994) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:28751)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13639811.2011.648994 |
Abstract
The extraction and processing of palm starch is an ancient technology in island Southeast Asia and New Guinea, but its archaeological signature is weak. This article outlines the evidence for the distribution of ceramic ovens used for cooking sago flour, a possible diagnostic marker in archaeological deposits. In relation to available archaeological evidence (including new radiocarbon dates), we examine the hypothesis that the origin of this distinctive equipment predated the European period. We confirm the existence of sago ovens from pre-European contexts, and suggest an endogenous protohistoric origin rather than an exogenous historic origin. We conclude that the growth and dispersal of ceramic ovens were linked to changes in local trading patterns associated with the increase in the production of cloves, nutmeg and other commodities for European and Asian markets, and expansion along the Papuan coasts by Moluccan traders.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1080/13639811.2011.648994 |
Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation |
Depositing User: | Roy Ellen |
Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2012 11:38 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:07 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/28751 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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