The stone adze and obsidian assemblage from the Talasiu site, Kingdom of Tonga. Issue 1 (12th January 2021)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- The stone adze and obsidian assemblage from the Talasiu site, Kingdom of Tonga. Issue 1 (12th January 2021)
- Main Title:
- The stone adze and obsidian assemblage from the Talasiu site, Kingdom of Tonga
- Authors:
- REEPMEYER, CHRISTIAN
FERGUSON, REDBIRD
VALENTIN, FRÉDÉRIQUE
CLARK, GEOFFREY R. - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Typological and geochemical analyses of stone adzes and other stone tools have played a significant role in identifying directionality of colonisation movements in early migratory events in the Western Pacific. In later phases of Polynesian prehistory, stone adzes are important status goods which show substantial spatial and temporal variation. However, there is a debate when standardisation of form and manufacture appeared, whether it can be seen in earliest populations colonising the Pacific or whether it is a later development. We present in this paper a stone adze and obsidian tool assemblage from an early Ancestral Polynesian Society Talasiu site on Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga. The site shows a wide variety of adze types; however, if raw material origin is taken into account, emerging standardisation in adze form might be detected. We also show that Tongatapu was strongly connected in a network of interaction to islands to the North, particularly Samoa, suggesting that these islands had permanent populations. RÉSUMÉ: Les analyses typologiques et géochimiques des herminettes et autres outils lithiques ont joué un rôle essentiel pour identifier les directions des premiers mouvements migratoires dans le Pacifique occidental. Dans les phases ultérieures de la préhistoire polynésienne, les herminettes en pierre sont des marqueurs de statut qui présentent des variations spatiales et temporelles importantes. Cependant, la question de savoir quand la standardisationABSTRACT: Typological and geochemical analyses of stone adzes and other stone tools have played a significant role in identifying directionality of colonisation movements in early migratory events in the Western Pacific. In later phases of Polynesian prehistory, stone adzes are important status goods which show substantial spatial and temporal variation. However, there is a debate when standardisation of form and manufacture appeared, whether it can be seen in earliest populations colonising the Pacific or whether it is a later development. We present in this paper a stone adze and obsidian tool assemblage from an early Ancestral Polynesian Society Talasiu site on Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga. The site shows a wide variety of adze types; however, if raw material origin is taken into account, emerging standardisation in adze form might be detected. We also show that Tongatapu was strongly connected in a network of interaction to islands to the North, particularly Samoa, suggesting that these islands had permanent populations. RÉSUMÉ: Les analyses typologiques et géochimiques des herminettes et autres outils lithiques ont joué un rôle essentiel pour identifier les directions des premiers mouvements migratoires dans le Pacifique occidental. Dans les phases ultérieures de la préhistoire polynésienne, les herminettes en pierre sont des marqueurs de statut qui présentent des variations spatiales et temporelles importantes. Cependant, la question de savoir quand la standardisation de la forme et de la fabrication est apparue, reste débattue : existe‐t‐elle dès le début de la colonisation du Pacifique ou s'agit‐il d'un développement ultérieur. Nous présentons dans cet article un assemblage d'herminettes et d'outils en obsidienne associé à la Société Polynésienne Ancestrale, provenant du site de Talasiu, Tongatapu, Royaume de Tonga. L'étude montre une grande variété de types d'herminette, cependant, si l'on tient compte de l'origine des matières premières, on peut détecter une standardisation émergente dans la forme des herminettes. Nous montrons également que Tongatapu était fortement impliqué dans un réseau d'interactions avec les îles du Nord, en particulier Samoa, ce qui suggère que ces îles abritaient des populations permanentes. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Archaeology in Oceania. Volume 56:Issue 1(2021)
- Journal:
- Archaeology in Oceania
- Issue:
- Volume 56:Issue 1(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 56, Issue 1 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 56
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0056-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 1
- Page End:
- 16
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-12
- Subjects:
- Pacific archaeology -- Tonga -- lithics -- adzes -- geochemistry -- obsidian -- Archéologie du Pacifique -- Tonga -- lithiques -- herminette -- géochimie -- obsidienne
Archaeology -- Islands of the Pacific -- Periodicals
Archaeology -- Australia -- Periodicals
Physical anthropology -- Islands of the Pacific -- Periodicals
Physical anthropology -- Australia -- Periodicals
Anthropology, Physical -- Southeast Asia -- Periodicals
Anthropology, Physical -- Australia -- Periodicals
Anthropology, Physical -- Pacific Islands -- Periodicals
Archaeology -- Southeast Asia -- Periodicals
Archaeology -- Australia -- Periodicals
Archaeology -- Pacific Islands -- Periodicals
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1834-4453/ ↗
http://www.jstor.org/journals/00038121.html ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1002/arco.5223 ↗
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- English
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- 0728-4896
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