Archaeological Investigations in the Yap Islands, Micronesia: First Millenium B.C. to the Present Day: First Millenium B.C. to the Present Day

Michiko Intoh And Foss Leach. Spine Title: Yap Islands. Includes Bibliographical References (p.155-165) Cover Copyright TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF PLATES LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: THE LAND AND PEOPLE OF YAP CHAPTER 2: SETTLEMENT STUDY IN GITAM VILLAGE CHAPTER 3: THE SURVEY AND EXCAVATIONS CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS OF POTTERY CHAPTER 5: DESCRIPTION OF OTHER CULTURAL AND NATURAL REMAINS CHAPTER 6: THE ANALYSIS OF CLAY SAMPLES CHAPTER 7: ETHNOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS OF POTTERY MAKING IN YAP CHAPTER 8: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS References Cited APPENDIX A. Settlement survey results in Gitam village. APPENDIX B. pH results for archaeological soils in Yap APPENDIX C. Radiocarbon dating results for Yap APPENDIX D. The results of water absorption tests on Yapese pottery APPENDIX E. Fishbone identifications APPENDIX F. Identification of shellfish remains from the Mab oi shell midden APPENDIX G. The mineralogy of clay samples of Yap 199APPENDIXHMineralogical examination of fired clay samples from Yap