Rethinking Tongan Lapita chronology in Ha'apai
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David V Burley (0000-0002-1146-8288, Department of Archaeology Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC Canada V5A 1S6), Erle Nelson (Department of Archaeology Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC Canada V5A 1S6), Richard Shutler (Department of Archaeology Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC Canada V5A 1S6) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 132-134 |
| Publication date | 1995-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0728-4896 • E-ISSN: 1834-4453 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1834-4453.1995.tb00336.x |
| OpenAlex | W2085528453 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 5 |
We report two recently received AMS radiocarbon dates from the Polynesian plainware site of Holopeka on Lifuka Island, northern Ha'apai, Tonga. The dates (2800 ± 90 and 2590 ± 60 BP) fall within the long accepted temporal interval for the early eastern Lapita period in Tonga. Possible explanations for these dates are provided with the preferred alternative being the disappearance of decorated ceramics as early as two centuries after first colonization. These dates are commensurate with plainware chronologies elsewhere in western Polynesia
Archaeology · Art · Chronology · Geography · Period (music · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2013 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |