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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Veröffentlicht in:	Archaeology in Oceania 2018-04, Vol.53 (1), p.15-27
Hauptverfasser:	SIMPSON, DALE F., WEISLER, MARSHALL I., ST PIERRE, EMMA J., FENG, YUEXING, BOLHAR, ROBERT
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Archaeological sites 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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