Book
Archaeology of Tonga
The Museum • (15) • Published In 1929 • Pages: ii, 3-129
By: McKern, W. C. (Will Carleton).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
McKern was the first to do archaeology in Tonga. He conducted excavations and surveys on several of the larger islands, but especially on Tongatabu. The majority of the document describes his excavations and findings at various mounds, platforms, stone quarries, mounuments, langis, and forts. He dates these structures to between the 11th century and the 16th century BP He also describes Lapaha, the capital of Tonga during the height of its hegemony. Excavations of several middens and caves also occurred and McKern briefly describes the pottery he found.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Miscellaneous structures
- Mnemonic devices
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Military installations
- Settlement patterns
- Ceramic technology
- 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
- Book
- 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
- September 1920-January 1921
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- circa 1000 BP-200 BP (circa 1000 BP-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
- By W. C. McKern
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 123)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 29017414
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ethnology--Tonga/Tonga--Antiquities