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View article: Correction: Reciprocity, Risk, and Rivalry: Variability in Central East Polynesian Exchange Networks
Correction: Reciprocity, Risk, and Rivalry: Variability in Central East Polynesian Exchange Networks Open
View article: Ancient mitogenomes of Lapita pigs confirm continuity of the Pacific Clade in Remote Oceania
Ancient mitogenomes of Lapita pigs confirm continuity of the Pacific Clade in Remote Oceania Open
View article: Reciprocity, Risk, and Rivalry: Variability in Central East Polynesian Exchange Networks
Reciprocity, Risk, and Rivalry: Variability in Central East Polynesian Exchange Networks Open
Traditional exchange systems of the western Pacific figure prominently in anthropological scholarship. In contrast, those of the east have been historically considered inconsequential, but recent scholarship (reviewed here) demonstrates th…
View article: The estimation of live fish size from archaeological cranial bones of the New Zealand Greenbone Odax pullus
The estimation of live fish size from archaeological cranial bones of the New Zealand Greenbone Odax pullus Open
A species of fish, Odax pullus , predominantly vegetarian, common in weedy marine zones in New Zealand, is the subject of this paper. The species is primarily caught by setting gill nets today, and seldom takes a baited hook. It has variab…
View article: Ancient Mitogenomes of Lapita Pigs Confirm Continuity of the Pacific Clade in Remote Oceania
Ancient Mitogenomes of Lapita Pigs Confirm Continuity of the Pacific Clade in Remote Oceania Open
View article: Advances in East Polynesian zooarchaeology: Special Issue introduction, review (2016–2024), and assessment
Advances in East Polynesian zooarchaeology: Special Issue introduction, review (2016–2024), and assessment Open
This article both introduces our Special Issue on “Zooarchaeology and Human Ecodynamics in East Polynesia” and reviews recent research from East Polynesia at large. The seven articles and discussion essay derive from a symposium at the 14t…
View article: Mass capture fishing in the Marquesas Islands
Mass capture fishing in the Marquesas Islands Open
Mass capture of small fishes with a variety of nets, traps, and weirs was widely practiced and economically important across East Polynesia at western contact. Archaeological research, however, has suggested these technologies were less im…
View article: Niche Construction and Long-Term Trajectories of Food Production
Niche Construction and Long-Term Trajectories of Food Production Open
Niche construction theory has played a prominent role in archaeology during the last decade. However, the potential of niche construction in relation to agricultural development has received less attention. To this end, we bring together l…
View article: Exploratory and integrative study of Māori kurī (Canis familiaris) at the NRD archaeological site in Aotearoa New Zealand
Exploratory and integrative study of Māori kurī (Canis familiaris) at the NRD archaeological site in Aotearoa New Zealand Open
This multidisciplinary study analyzes kurī skeletal remains from the Northern Runway Development (NRD) archaeological site (AD 1400-1800) to develop an “osteo-history” and help us better understand 1) human-dog interactions; 2) the role ku…
View article: Lost bioscapes: Floristic and arthropod diversity coincident with 12th century Polynesian settlement, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands
Lost bioscapes: Floristic and arthropod diversity coincident with 12th century Polynesian settlement, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands Open
Knowledge of biodiversity in the past, and the timing, nature, and drivers of human-induced ecological change, is important for gaining deep time perspectives and for modern conservation efforts. The Marquesas Islands (Polynesia) are one o…
View article: Canine Companions or Competitors? A Multi-Proxy Assessment of Human-Dog Competition
Canine Companions or Competitors? A Multi-Proxy Assessment of Human-Dog Competition Open
View article: Correction for Sear et al., Human settlement of East Polynesia earlier, incremental, and coincident with prolonged South Pacific drought
Correction for Sear et al., Human settlement of East Polynesia earlier, incremental, and coincident with prolonged South Pacific drought Open
Correction for "Human settlement of East Polynesia earlier, incremental, and coincident with prolonged South Pacific drought," byDavid A. Sear,Melinda S. Allen, JonathanD. Hassall, Ashley E. Maloney, Peter G. Langdon, Alex E. Morrison, And…
View article: Human settlement of East Polynesia earlier, incremental, and coincident with prolonged South Pacific drought
Human settlement of East Polynesia earlier, incremental, and coincident with prolonged South Pacific drought Open
Significance We combine indicators from lake sediments with archaeological records that identify an earlier and incremental arrival of humans in East Polynesia than indicated by current models. We use lake sediments to reconstruct a quanti…
View article: Complex history of dog (Canis familiaris) origins and translocations in the Pacific revealed by ancient mitogenomes
Complex history of dog (Canis familiaris) origins and translocations in the Pacific revealed by ancient mitogenomes Open
View article: Inferring fishing intensity from contemporary and archaeological size-frequency data
Inferring fishing intensity from contemporary and archaeological size-frequency data Open
View article: Ancient DNA evidence for the introduction and dispersal of dogs in New Zealand
Ancient DNA evidence for the introduction and dispersal of dogs in New Zealand Open
When people first arrived in New Zealand around 700 years ago, they brought their dogs (Canis familiaris) with them. To investigate the introduction and dispersal of dogs across the country we generated twenty-three new complete, or nearly…
View article: Basalt geochemistry reveals high frequency of prehistoric tool exchange in low hierarchy Marquesas Islands (Polynesia)
Basalt geochemistry reveals high frequency of prehistoric tool exchange in low hierarchy Marquesas Islands (Polynesia) Open
Exchange activities, formal or otherwise, serve a variety of purposes and were prominent in many Pacific Island societies, both during island settlement and in late prehistory. Recent Polynesian studies highlight the role of exchange in th…
View article: Tattooing tools and the Lapita cultural complex
Tattooing tools and the Lapita cultural complex Open
A use‐wear and residue study of 56 retouched obsidian flakes from seven Lapita sites in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu confirms that they had been used for tattooing. These specialised tools all bear one or more very small …