Utu
Sāmoa archaeology and cultural heritage database
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gregory Jackmond (0000-0003-0703-8987, National University of Samoa, corresponding author), Dionne Fonotī (National University of Samoa), Malama Meleisea (National University of Samoa), Penelope Schoeffel (National University of Samoa), Matthew Durling (National University of Samoa), Matiu Matāvai Tautunu (National University of Samoa), Mohammed Sahib (National University of Samoa), Mohammed Abdulaali Sahib (0009-0006-9992-5653, National University of Samoa) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 95-110 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| 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/arco.5260 |
| OpenAlex | W4220855700 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
The Sāmoa Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Database was begun in 2016 as an ongoing means of encouraging and assisting more archaeological research in Sāmoa. It is also building a stronger engagement between the Archaeology and Cultural Heritage research and teaching programme at the Centre for Sāmoan Studies at the National University with government agencies here, and is contributing to the still incomplete processes of preparing heritage protection legislation. Known as “Utu” (meaning “a container for treasures”). The Sāmoa Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Database maps known archaeological sites and previously undocumented sites identified by surveys and analysis of LiDAR images using a global information system (GIS) program. Mapped sites are linked to information about them, including archaeological analysis, historical sources, and oral traditions and any other available information. The work so far has provided new evidence for Sāmoa's prehistory in relation to population size and distribution, settlement patterns and land use
Archaeology · Cultural heritage · Geography · Government (linguistics · Linguistics · Population · Prehistoric archaeology · Prehistory · Settlement (finance · Sociology · World Wide Web · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History
The Growth and Collapse of Pacific Island Societies
The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania
The Site Problem
The Tonga‐Samoa connection 1777–1845
Sāmoan settlement pattern and star mounds of Manono Island
Sāmoa's hidden past
Did Sāmoa have intensive agriculture in the past? New findings from LiDAR
Virgin Soil Epidemics as a Factor in the Aboriginal Depopulation in America
Disease Transfer at Contact
Island Populations of the Pacific
In Surplus and in Scarcity
Ritualizing Hierarchy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |