essay
Archaeology and prehistory
friendly islands: a history of tonga • Melbourne • Published In 1977 • Pages: 4-26
By: Poulsen, Jens.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Poulsen writes an overview of Tongan prehistory. He describes the environment and natural resources; the earliest settlement of the islands (the Lapita Period was not indexed for Outline of Cultural Materials subjects); the types of monuments found, the distribution of shell middens and what can be found in them; the use of pottery, although most archaeologists would now say that Poulsen is incorrect about how long decorated pots were used; other types of tools and artifacts; diet; and Tongan connections with other island groups such as Samoa or Fiji.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- Geography
- Miscellaneous structures
- Ceramic technology
- Diet
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tongan
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Polynesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1963-1964
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2500 BP-200 BP(500 B.C.-1800 BP)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tonga
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jens Poulsen
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-285)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 78322409
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tonga--Antiquities