Addressing models of Maori interaction and regional variation in New Zealand

An analysis of stone adzes from the Auckland (Tamaki) region

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7663087
AutoresBrendan Kneebone (0000-0002-0953-2527, University of Auckland, autor de correspondencia), Andrew Mcalister (0000-0002-6653-6081, University of Auckland)
Año2019
Volumen54
Número3
Páginas163-172
Fecha de publicación2019-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaArchaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0728-4896 • E-ISSN: 1834-4453
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/arco.5193
OpenAlexW2980321967
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas11

This study examines evidence for change in adze form and raw materials in the Auckland (Tamaki) region using a sample of 144 adzes from 11 securely dated assemblages spanning the pre‐European Maori sequence. Non‐destructive portable X‐ray fluorescence geochemical analyses indicate that the assemblages were dominated by two stone sources throughout the sequence; locally available Motutapu greywacke, and Tahanga basalt from the Coromandel Peninsula some 100 km distant. Additional analyses, incorporating adze form and use‐life data, indicate that both materials were used in a similar manner. The results of this study suggest that, although patterns of change argued for in existing models of New Zealand's prehistory provide a broad overview of general trends, targeted studies also are required to identify regional variation

Archaeology · Geography · Peninsula · Physical geography · Prehistory · Sequence (biology · Variation (astronomy · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology