Report on 1998 Field Work Activities
Sigatoka Dunes National Park
Viti Levu, Fiji

by
David V. Burley Ph.D.
and
Robert Shortland
February 1999


Table of Contents

1. Project Synopsis
   
2. Acknowledgements
3. Introduction
   
4. Dune Field Survey
        i. Archaeological Features and Pottery Scatters
        ii. Burial Area Examinations
        iii. Survey Conclusions
   
5. Naqarai Bay Survey and Test Excavation of VL 16/22
        i. VL 16/22 Excavation and Profile Exposures
        ii. Excavation Methodology and Stratigraphy
        iii. Ceramic Recovery and Interpretations
        iv. VL 16/22 Auger Testing Project
        v. Naqarai Bay Beach Survey and Mapping Project
        vi. Naqarai Project Summary
   
6. Excavation VL 16/22, Level One
        i. Level One Context and Location
        ii. Excavation Objects and Methodology
        iii. Level One Stratigraphy
        iv. Ceramic Distributions and Hearth Feature
        vi. Level One Pottery Vessels
        vii. Level One Radiocarbon Dates
        viii. Interpretations
   
7. Conclusions
   
8. Refrences Cited
   
9. Appendix A
   Level 1 - Type 1 Jars
   
10. Appendix B
    Level 1 - Type 2 Jars
    
11. Appendix C
    Level 1 - Miscellaneous Vessels/ Pot Stands

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