1996
DOI: 10.1017/s0003598x00082922
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Style and function in East Polynesian fish-hooks

Abstract: The concepts of style and function are theoretically defined from a neo-Darwinian perspective and the expected spatial-temporal distributions of each kind of trait outlined. Fish-hook assemblages from Aitutaki, Cook Islands, are examined using this framework and related to previously studied collections. Emerging stylistic patterns support notions of interaction between certain East Polynesian archipelagos around the 14th century AD.

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“…Some of these themes, such as the reconstruction of fishing strategies and agricultural systems, echo established processual research agendas, whereas other themes, including microscale household archaeology and studies of prehistoric gender relations, are more reflective of ''post-processual'' orientations. Also apparent is the emergence of a distinct ''selectionist'' school within Polynesian archaeology, one that draws its theoretical orientation from the writings of Robert Dunnell (Allen 1992(Allen , 1996b(Allen , 2004bCochrane 1998Cochrane , 2002aHunt and Lipo 2001;Pfeffer 1995) and that contrasts with more traditional evolutionary or phylogenetic approaches (e.g., Bellwood 1996;Kirch and Green 2001).…”
Section: Polynesian Dispersals: Issues Of Chronology and Sequencementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Some of these themes, such as the reconstruction of fishing strategies and agricultural systems, echo established processual research agendas, whereas other themes, including microscale household archaeology and studies of prehistoric gender relations, are more reflective of ''post-processual'' orientations. Also apparent is the emergence of a distinct ''selectionist'' school within Polynesian archaeology, one that draws its theoretical orientation from the writings of Robert Dunnell (Allen 1992(Allen , 1996b(Allen , 2004bCochrane 1998Cochrane , 2002aHunt and Lipo 2001;Pfeffer 1995) and that contrasts with more traditional evolutionary or phylogenetic approaches (e.g., Bellwood 1996;Kirch and Green 2001).…”
Section: Polynesian Dispersals: Issues Of Chronology and Sequencementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Weisler and Walter's holistic study (2002) of a fishing-gear assemblage (including commonly recovered fishhook fragments) provides an innovative analysis of taphonomic processes and fishhook breakage patterns, showing how the types of specific fishing practices contributed to the formation of the fishhook assemblage. There also have been applications of ''selectionist'' evolutionary theory to differentiate style and function in various material culture assemblages, including fishhooks (Allen 1996b) and octopus lures (Pfeffer 1995).…”
Section: Craft Economiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are several different head types. The head is a favourite feature in archaeological classifications because it is variable (Sinoto 1962;Hjarno 1967;Allen 1996;Furey 2002). Allen (1996:113) suggests these variations are stylistic rather than functional and some variants, at least, may reflect ancestral relationships and patterns of interaction.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…He emphasised the interrelationship between structural variables (primarily the effect of material on form), functional variables (particularly how the hook is presented to the fish to maximise penetration and prevent escape) and ecological variables (such as fish size, behaviour and habitat). More recently, Allen (1996) endeavoured to distinguish stylistic and functional variables in East Polynesian hooks, and found that functional aspects of hook morphology are still poorly understood. Most studies, however, have concentrated on form without considering what kinds of fish were targeted and how the hooks actually captured and held them.…”
Section: Form and Functionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[21][22][23][24][25][26] In the process, they have emphasized the distinction between empirical (real) units and theoretical (measurement) units, the latter defined as units that have explanatory significance because of, and only because of, their theoretical relevance to the particular problem at hand. Much of the empirical research that has been done in evolutionary archeology has bypassed traditional archeological units and employed a particular kind of theoretical unit, the class, which is a measurement unit that specifies the necessary and sufficient conditions that specimens must display in order for them to be identified as a member of that class.…”
Section: Units and Their Constructionmentioning
confidence: 99%