<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31313481</termId><termName>Lapita</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ An early ceramics style that is features elaborate geometric motifs on a range of vessel shapes and distributed widely throughout Oceanic cultures. The distinct patterns were created using a toothed stamp of a single design element that is combined with other stamps to form a pattern. These designs occasionally include anthropomorphic faces and figures. In addition to vessels, freestanding Lapita pottery figures depicting human and animal subjects have also been unearthed. The style is named after a site in New Caledonia and an ancient Pacific culture.  ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:24:30</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31302138</termId><termName>Oceanic ceramic styles</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>