2007
DOI: 10.1017/s0033822200043095
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New Evidence from the East Polynesian Gateway: Substantive and Methodological Results from Aitutaki, Southern Cook Islands

Abstract: East Polynesia was the geographic terminus of prehistoric human expansion across the globe and the southern Cook Islands, the first archipelago west of Samoa, a gateway to this region. Fourteen new radiocarbon dates from one of the oldest human settlements in this archipelago, the Ureia site (AIT-10) on Aitutaki Island, now indicate occupation from cal AD 1225–1430 (1σ), nearly 300 yr later than previously suggested. Although now among the most securely dated central East Polynesian sites, the new age estimate… Show more

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“…Although broad patterns of change are apparent, the isotopic record in particular highlights variability within all three populations at all time periods, also an important finding. Most generally, both records are consistent with the idea developed elsewhere (Allen 1992, Allen andWallace 2007) that the currently known Aitutaki archaeological records do not represent initial settlement on this island. Throughout the sequence, agricultural food sources dominate and humans occupy a central position within this largely anthropogenic food web.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
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“…Although broad patterns of change are apparent, the isotopic record in particular highlights variability within all three populations at all time periods, also an important finding. Most generally, both records are consistent with the idea developed elsewhere (Allen 1992, Allen andWallace 2007) that the currently known Aitutaki archaeological records do not represent initial settlement on this island. Throughout the sequence, agricultural food sources dominate and humans occupy a central position within this largely anthropogenic food web.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…A.D. 1000 (Bellwood 1978, Allen 1994. Further analyses, however, along with 14 new radiocarbon determinations, now place settlement here in the period A.D. 1225-1430 (1s age range [ Table 1]) (Allen and Wallace 2007). Basal occupation strata at other Aitutaki sites also fall within or after the thirteenth century A.D. (Table 2).…”
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“…There are other issues of concern regarding certain materials used for dating. Many tropical Pacific trees are long-lived, so give radiocarbon ages that can be 100 -200 years earlier than the event horizon in which they occur (Allen and Wallace 2007). The dates provided by charcoal alone, as for Koroikewa and Neivilavila, do not engender much confidence since there are no comparative dates from other types of material.…”
Section: Ages Of Koronivalu Establishment: Caveats Constraints and mentioning
confidence: 99%