Archaeology and Archaeobotany at the Land‐Sea Boundary in Pohnpei State, Micronesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038887 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maureece J Levin (0000-0002-1833-2084, School of Human Inquiry Anthropology Program University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock USA, corresponding author), Aimee Miles (Department of Archaeology and Ancient History Uppsala University – Campus Gotland Visby Sweden), William S Ayres (Department of Anthropology University of Oregon Eugene USA) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-17 |
| 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.70015 |
| OpenAlex | W4416342392 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
Human settlement in much of the Pacific Islands, including Micronesia, is closely associated with littoral or coastal environments. From an ethnographic perspective, crossing the land‐sea boundary is a habitual and necessary act of existence for people who inhabit both volcanic and coral islands. Fishing, marine hunting, intertidal foraging, and the cultivation of plants have been integral to subsistence economies in this region. Coastal and intertidal sites are an ideal setting for exploring concepts of boundaries, liminality, and middle ground. Here, we take a multi‐site approach to understanding the importance of this environment, drawing on case studies from the volcanic island of Pohnpei and the coral atoll of Pingelap. Engaging with archaeobotanical (phytolith and plant macroremain) and excavation datasets, we explore the creation of sites on the water's edge. Specifically, we are interested in how littoral zones have been used in the Micronesian past, and the ways in which these environments function as liminal spaces – that is to say, culturally distinctive thresholds between the land and sea
Earliest direct evidence of monument building at the archaeological site of Nan Madol (Pohnpei, Micronesia) identified using 230 Th/U coral dating and geochemical sourcing of megalithic architectural stone
Dating the Dispersal of the Oceanic Languages
On the Road of the Winds
International Code for Phytolith Nomenclature 1.0
International Code for Phytolith Nomenclature (ICPN) 2.0
Health and Diet among People Living in an Isolated Area
Managed agroforests, swiddening, and the introduction of pigs in Pohnpei, Micronesia
Archaeological littoral sites on the northern coast of Santa Cruz
New insights on the relative sea level change during Holocene along the coasts of Tunisia and western Libya from archaeological and geomorphological markers
Windward vs. leeward
Island Archaeology
Breadfruit Fermentation in Pohnpei, Micronesia
New information from an old discovery
Metaphor and theory in island archaeology
Island of Pelagic Fishermen
Divisions of floodplain space and sites on riverine 'islands
Islands Out of Time
Le peuplement initial de Pohnpei
Littoral adaptation at the southern end of South America
Coastal Subsistence, Maritime Trade, and the Colonization of Small Offshore Islands in Eastern African Prehistory
A Partial Chronological Sequence of Human Habitation for Pingelap Atoll (Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia)
First Radiocarbon Chronology for Mwoakilloa (Mokil) Atoll, Eastern Caroline Islands, Micronesia
The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP)
Roasting breadfruit in the Pacific
Proto-Micronesian Kin Terms, Descent Groups, and Interisland Voyaging
Entangled biographies
Ulysses without sails
Pingelap Politics and American-Micronesian Relations
Moments of Hierarchy
Coastal migration into the Americas and least cost path analysis
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |