Archaeology of New-Caledonia

The Journal of the TERRITORIAL MUSEUM OF NEW-CALEDONIA. August 1992. Archaeology of New-Caledonia

A publication of the Territorial Museum of New-Caledonia in collaboration with the Agence de Developpement de Ia Cultutre Kanak under direction of Emmanuel Kasarherou. - Text and photographs: Christophe Sand - Illustration: Sally Lewis.

Archaeology of New-Caledonia. The story before History

• Human settlement of the Pacific
• Chronology of prehistory in New Caledonia
• The search for caledonian prehistory
• The discovery of Lapita pottery
• The impact of man on the ecosystem around him
• Monumental structures
• The petroglyphs
• The tumuli
• Cave paintings