Published 2011 | Version v1
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Reappraising craft specialization and exchange in pre-contact Hawaii through non-destructive sourcing of basalt adze debitage

Creators

  • 1. Department of Anthropology, Hawaii University, Hilo, HI (United States)
  • 2. Department of Geology, Hawaii University, Hilo, HI (United States)
  • 3. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI (United States)
  • 4. Department of Anthropology, Hawaii University, Manoa, HI (United States)

Description

Depictions of pre-Contact Hawaiian complex societies are framed in self-sufficient small land units (Ahupua'a) that minimised the occurrence of long-distance commodity exchange and chiefly redistributive networks. We test the Ahupua'a model by using non-destructive Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) to source 955 basalt flakes and cores recovered from Kahalu'u Habitation Cave in the Kona district (∼AD 1600-1800). Findings suggest that less than 7% of the basalt debitage was obtained from local sources. (author). 48 refs., 7 figs., 4 tabs.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Pacific Archaeology
Journal Volume
2
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 79-92
ISSN
1179-4704

INIS

Country of Publication
New Zealand
Country of Input or Organization
New Zealand
INIS RN
43048321
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES; ARCHAEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; BASALT; CARBON 14; HAWAII; ISOTOPE DATING; TOOLS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
AGE ESTIMATION; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISLANDS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; ROCKS; USA; VOLCANIC ROCKS; X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES