| Abstract: |
This paper outlines results from recent excavations at the eponymous site of Mangaasi, located on the west coast of Efate, Vanuatu, and presents a re-assessment of the ceramic sequence from the site. The Mangaasi ceramic tradition has in the past been identified as one of the major ceramic traditions of the southwestern Pacific which spanned a lengthy time period and demonstrated conservatism both in form and design. The Mangaasi site was previously somewhat of an anomaly, used to argue for multiple colonisations of the region, but its re-excavation in 1996-7 indicates that the Mangassi tradition as an entity requires revision. The more recent work has revealed a ceramic sequence that has parallels both within Vanuatu and other parts of Near and Remote Oceania.
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