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Archaeological investigations on Tafahi Island: [appendix C]
Niuatoputapu: the prehistory of a Polynesian chiefdom, by Patrick Vinton Kirch • (5) • Published In 1988 • Pages: 278-287
By: Dye, Tom.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Dye describes the island of Tafahi and the findings from the field survey and excavations on the island. Survey revealed the following type of sites: habitation, fortress, <highlight rend="italic">'esi</highlight> mounds, <highlight rend="italic">sia heu lupe</highlight> mounds, and <highlight rend="italic">fa'itoka</highlight> mounds. Excavation occurred in the pottery zone on the southwest side of the island. Only undecorated ceramics were found. Due to its steep topography there are few areas suitable for habitation or gardening. These areas have been extensively used and are and have been actively eroding, thus diminishing the likelyhood that there will be intact stratified sites.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Topography and geology
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Ceramic technology
- Miscellaneous structures
- 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
- 27-November 1976-3 December 1976 and 9-13 March 1984
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Polynesian Plain Ware period-Aceramic period; 2500 BP-100 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tafahi Island, Tonga
- NotesAdditional notes
- by W. R. Dickinson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 287)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 88007482
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tonga--Antiquities