The archaeological documentation and geochemistry of the Rua Tokitoki adze quarry and the Poike fine‐grain basalt source on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

ABSTRACT Rapa Nui is famous for its moai (statues) and ahu (platforms), yet research into the island's many basalt quarries, sources and workshops is limited. These geological and archaeological sites provided the raw materials for tools such as toki (adzes and picks), which facilitated the man...

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description ABSTRACT Rapa Nui is famous for its moai (statues) and ahu (platforms), yet research into the island's many basalt quarries, sources and workshops is limited. These geological and archaeological sites provided the raw materials for tools such as toki (adzes and picks), which facilitated the manufacture of Easter Island's iconic stonework. Other basaltic tools such as hoe (knives), ohio (axes) and mangai mā‘ea (stone fishhooks) served for subsistence practices. However, little is known about the sources of these artefacts, the sequence of their manufacture and their geochemical compositions. In this paper, we provide archaeological site descriptions and geochemistry of source material from the Rua Tokitoki quarry and a fine‐grain basalt locality on Poike to contribute towards an understanding of prehistoric mining, social interaction and elite oversight on this isolated East Polynesian outpost. RÉSUMÉ Rapa Nui est reconnue pour ses moai (statues) et ses ahu (plate‐formes), mais la recherche sur les carrières de basalte, les sources et les ateliers de lîle est limitée. Ces sites géologiques et archéologiques ont fourni les matières premières utilisées dans la confection d'outils comme le toki (herminettes et pioches), qui ont rendu possible la fabrication de la maçonnerie emblématique de l’Ile de Pâques. D'autres outils basaltiques, comme les hoe (couteaux), ohio (haches) et mangai mā‘ea (hameçons de pierre), servaient aussi à la survie. Toutefois, on sait peu de choses sur la source de ces artéfacts, la séquence de leur fabrication et leur composition géochimique. Ce papier présente des descriptions de sites archéologiques ainsi que la géochimie des matières premières trouvées dans la carrière de Rua Tokitoki et dans une région formée de basalte à grain fin sur le Poike, pour contribuer à la compréhension de l'extraction minière préhistorique, des interactions sociales et à la supervision d'élite de cet avant‐poste isolé de la Polynésie de l'est.
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Basalt
basalt quarries
Composition
Cutlery
Descriptions
elite political economy
Extraction
Fabrication
Geochemistry
Grain
Historic sites
ICP–MS
Knives
la géochimie
la Polynésie
les carrières de basalte
les sources et les ateliers
Locality
Mining
Polynesia
Quarries
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Rapa Nui (Île de Pâques)
Raw materials
Social factors
Social interaction
sources and workshops
Statuary
Stone
Workshops
économie politique d'élite
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