Style and function in East Polynesian fish-hooks

Allen, Melinda S.

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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

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“…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%

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Advances in Polynesian Prehistory: A Review and Assessment of the Past Decade (1993–2004)

Kirch

Kahn

2007

J Archaeol Res

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The pace of archaeological research in Polynesia has intensified in recent years, resulting in more than 500 new literature citations over the past decade. Fieldwork has continued in such previously well-studied archipelagoes as Tonga and Samoa in Western Polynesia, and Hawai'i and New Zealand in Eastern Polynesia, and has expanded into previously neglected islands including Niue, the Equatorial Islands, the Austral Islands, and Mangareva. The emergence of Ancestral Polynesian culture out of its Eastern Lapita predecessor is increasingly well understood, and the chronology of Polynesian dispersal and expansion into Eastern Polynesia has engaged several researchers. Aside from these fundamental issues of origins and chronology, major research themes over the past decade include (1) defining the nature, extent, and timing of long-distance interaction spheres, particularly in Eastern Polynesia; (2) the impacts of human colonization and settlement on island ecosystems; (3) variation in Polynesian economic systems and their transformations over time; and (4) sociopolitical change, especially as viewed through the lens of household or microscale archaeology. Also noteworthy is the rapidly evolving nature of interactions between archaeologists and native communities, a critical aspect of archaeological practice in the region.

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Section: Polynesian Dispersals: Issues Of Chronology and Sequencementioning

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Section: Craft Economiesmentioning

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Advances in Polynesian Prehistory: A Review and Assessment of the Past Decade (1993–2004)

Kirch

Kahn

2007

J Archaeol Res

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“…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.…”

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“…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.…”

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Islands of Inquiry: Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes (TA29) : Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes

Clark¹,

Leach²,

O’Connor³

2008

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terra australis 29Terra Australis reports the results of archaeological and related research within the south and east of Asia, though mainly Australia, New Guinea and island Melanesia -lands that remained terra australis incognita to generations of prehistorians. Its subject is the settlement of the diverse environments in this isolated quarter of the globe by peoples who have maintained their discrete and traditional ways of life into the recent recorded or remembered past and at times into the observable present.Since the beginning of the series, the basic colour on the spine and cover has distinguished the regional distribution of topics as follows: ochre for Australia, green for New Guinea, red for South-East Asia and blue for the Pacific Islands. From 2001, issues with a gold spine will include conference proceedings, edited papers and monographs which in topic or desired format do not fit easily within the original arrangements. All volumes are numbered within the same series. List of volumes in Terra AustralisVolume 1: Burrill Lake and Currarong: Coastal Sites in Southern New South Wales. R.J. Lampert (1971) Volume 2: Ol Tumbuna: Archaeological Excavations in the Eastern Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea. J.P. White (1972) Volume 3 Copyright of the text remains with the contributors/authors, 2008. This book is copyright in all countries subscribing to the Berne convention. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Inquiries should be made to the publisher. ISLANDS OF INQUIRY Papers in honour of Atholl Anderson'Aye,' said the Captain, reverentially; 'it's a almighty element. There's wonders in the deep, my pretty. Think on it when the winds is roaring and the waves is rowling. Think on it when the stormy nights is so pitch dark,' said the Captain, solemnly holding up his hook, 'as you can't see your hand afore you, excepting when the wiwid lightning reweals the same; and when you drive, drive, drive through the storm and dark, as if you was a driving, head on, to the world without end,'Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son (1848:252). Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard terra australis 29 terra australis 29 PrefaceThe impetus for this volume is the pending retirement of Professor Atholl Anderson from the Department of Archaeology and Natural History in the Australian National University in June 2008, after a distinguished and brilliant career in academic archaeology. In geographic range, Atholl's field research has extended over large swathes of the Pacific Ocean, from the west coast of South America to Western Micronesia, to Island Southeast Asia, and west to the Indian Ocean. Few prehistorians of Oceania have seen as much of their subject matter at such close quarters. The variety and span of his study areas are matched, and quite possibly exceeded, by the prodigious variety of subjects he has tackled in numerous scientific publications, which are ...

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“…[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.…”

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Evolutionary archeology: Current status and future prospects

O’Brien

Lyman²

2002

Evolutionary Anthropology

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Darwinian evolution can be defined minimally as “any net directional change or any cumulative change in the characteristics of … populations over many generations—in other words, descent with modification”1 (p. 5). In archeology the population comprises artifacts, which are conceived of as phenotypic.2–4 Extension of the human phenotype to include ceramic vessels, projectile points, and the like is based on the notion that artifacts are material expressions of behavior, which itself is phenotypic. Archeology's unique claim within the natural sciences is its access to past phenotypic characters. Thus, historical questions are the most obvious ones archeologists can ask, although admittedly this is hardly a strong warrant for asking them. But if the issue is evolution, then historical questions must be asked. Posing and answering historical questions is the goal of evolutionary archeology.5.

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Style and function in East Polynesian fish-hooks

Cited by 46 publications

References 20 publications

Advances in Polynesian Prehistory: A Review and Assessment of the Past Decade (1993–2004)

Advances in Polynesian Prehistory: A Review and Assessment of the Past Decade (1993–2004)

Islands of Inquiry: Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes (TA29) : Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes

Evolutionary archeology: Current status and future prospects

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