Ref ID:	29139
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Shijun Asato,
Title:	The distribution of Tridacna shell adzes in the southern Ryukyu Islands
Date:	1991
Source:	Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Notes:	Indo-Pacific Prehistory 1990: Proceedings of the 14th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association.
Abstract:	This report explains the distribution of Tridacna shell adzes found in the southern Ryukyu Islands of Miyako and Yacyama. These adzes are considered to be one of the main features of Southern Ryukyu prehistoric culture they are not found on the northern Ryukyu islands of Okinawa and Amami, or in mainland Japan. Tridacna adzes have a wide, well known distribution in the South Pacific, including Palawan and Tawi Tawi in the Philippines. Are the southern Ryukyu adzes related to them? This paper provides comparative data for such studies.
Date Created:	1/28/2010
Volume:	10
Page Start:	282
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