Patrick Kirch
Biographic Data
| ID | 278723 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patrick Kirch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patrick |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirch |
| SIGNATURE | KIRCH P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Paired geochemical and technological analyses of basalt adze debitage at the Hālawa Dune Site, Molokaʻi Island, Hawaiʻi
We analysed 1593 basalt artefacts from the Hālawa Dune Site, on the easternmost part of Molokaʻi Island, for a combination of geochemical and technological attributes to expose different reduction strategies related to basalt adze production and rejuvenation. West Molokaʻi is well known as a location where many outcrops were quarried to make adzes, but the island's east side has not been widely perceived as a location where adzes were produced in…
Tattooing tools and the Lapita cultural complex
A use‐wear and residue study of 56 retouched obsidian flakes from seven Lapita sites in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu confirms that they had been used for tattooing. These specialised tools all bear one or more very small points formed by alternating retouch. A detailed comparison of use traces and pigments on these and 19 additional skin piercing tools analysed previously challenges the notion of homogeneity in cultural practice…
New Book Chronicle
In the first issue of 2015 we devoted the whole of the NBC to a single publication, Springer's massive Encyclopedia of global archaeology , edited by Claire Smith. The appearance of another blockbusting set of volumes of global remit, authored by a cast of prominent scholars, demands similar attention. The three-volume Cambridge world prehistory , however, adopts a rather different format to the Encyclopedia and this has encouraged us to seek som…
Polynesians in America: Pre-Columbian Contacts with the New World, Terry L. Jones, Alice A. Storey, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, and Jose Miguel Ramirez-Aliaga, editors
(2012). Polynesians in America: Pre-Columbian Contacts with the New World, Terry L. Jones, Alice A. Storey, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, and Jose Miguel Ramirez-Aliaga, editors. California Archaeology: Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 269-271
Phylogeny and ancient DNA of Sus provides insights into neolithic expansion in Island Southeast Asia and Oceania
Human settlement of Oceania marked the culmination of a global colonization process that began when humans first left Africa at least 90,000 years ago. The precise origins and dispersal routes of the Austronesian peoples and the associated Lapita culture remain contentious, and numerous disparate models of dispersal (based primarily on linguistic, genetic, and archeological data) have been proposed. Here, through the use of mtDNA from 781 modern …
New archaeological insights into food and status: A case study from pre-contact Hawaii
Social differentiation and hierarchy were more highly developed in protohistoric Hawaii than in any other Polynesian culture. In this paper we draw upon both ethnohistoric and archaeological evidence in order to examine the correlations between social status and consumption of 'luxury' foods. We examine the concept of 'luxury food' from an indigenous, emic perspective, finding that in protohistoric Hawaii the concept most closely correlates to fa…
Archaeology of the Lapita Cultural Complex: Critical Review
New archaeological insights into food and status: A case study from pre-contact Hawaii
Social differentiation and hierarchy were more highly developed in protohistoric Hawaii than in any other Polynesian culture. In this paper we draw upon both ethnohistoric and archaeological evidence in order to examine the correlations between social status and consumption of 'luxury' foods. We examine the concept of 'luxury food' from an indigenous, emic perspective, finding that in protohistoric Hawaii the concept most closely correlates to fa…
Tattooing tools and the Lapita cultural complex
A use‐wear and residue study of 56 retouched obsidian flakes from seven Lapita sites in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu confirms that they had been used for tattooing. These specialised tools all bear one or more very small points formed by alternating retouch. A detailed comparison of use traces and pigments on these and 19 additional skin piercing tools analysed previously challenges the notion of homogeneity in cultural practice…
Paired geochemical and technological analyses of basalt adze debitage at the Hālawa Dune Site, Molokaʻi Island, Hawaiʻi
We analysed 1593 basalt artefacts from the Hālawa Dune Site, on the easternmost part of Molokaʻi Island, for a combination of geochemical and technological attributes to expose different reduction strategies related to basalt adze production and rejuvenation. West Molokaʻi is well known as a location where many outcrops were quarried to make adzes, but the island's east side has not been widely perceived as a location where adzes were produced in…
Archaeology of the Lapita Cultural Complex: Critical Review
New archaeological insights into food and status: A case study from pre-contact Hawaii
Social differentiation and hierarchy were more highly developed in protohistoric Hawaii than in any other Polynesian culture. In this paper we draw upon both ethnohistoric and archaeological evidence in order to examine the correlations between social status and consumption of 'luxury' foods. We examine the concept of 'luxury food' from an indigenous, emic perspective, finding that in protohistoric Hawaii the concept most closely correlates to fa…
Phylogeny and ancient DNA of Sus provides insights into neolithic expansion in Island Southeast Asia and Oceania
Human settlement of Oceania marked the culmination of a global colonization process that began when humans first left Africa at least 90,000 years ago. The precise origins and dispersal routes of the Austronesian peoples and the associated Lapita culture remain contentious, and numerous disparate models of dispersal (based primarily on linguistic, genetic, and archeological data) have been proposed. Here, through the use of mtDNA from 781 modern …
Polynesians in America: Pre-Columbian Contacts with the New World, Terry L. Jones, Alice A. Storey, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, and Jose Miguel Ramirez-Aliaga, editors
(2012). Polynesians in America: Pre-Columbian Contacts with the New World, Terry L. Jones, Alice A. Storey, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, and Jose Miguel Ramirez-Aliaga, editors. California Archaeology: Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 269-271
New Book Chronicle
In the first issue of 2015 we devoted the whole of the NBC to a single publication, Springer's massive Encyclopedia of global archaeology , edited by Claire Smith. The appearance of another blockbusting set of volumes of global remit, authored by a cast of prominent scholars, demands similar attention. The three-volume Cambridge world prehistory , however, adopts a rather different format to the Encyclopedia and this has encouraged us to seek som…
Paired geochemical and technological analyses of basalt adze debitage at the Hālawa Dune Site, Molokaʻi Island, Hawaiʻi
We analysed 1593 basalt artefacts from the Hālawa Dune Site, on the easternmost part of Molokaʻi Island, for a combination of geochemical and technological attributes to expose different reduction strategies related to basalt adze production and rejuvenation. West Molokaʻi is well known as a location where many outcrops were quarried to make adzes, but the island's east side has not been widely perceived as a location where adzes were produced in…
Tattooing tools and the Lapita cultural complex
A use‐wear and residue study of 56 retouched obsidian flakes from seven Lapita sites in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu confirms that they had been used for tattooing. These specialised tools all bear one or more very small points formed by alternating retouch. A detailed comparison of use traces and pigments on these and 19 additional skin piercing tools analysed previously challenges the notion of homogeneity in cultural practice…
Archaeology (6 works) · History (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Ethnology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Art history (2 works)