Stone Adze Compositions and the Extent of Ancient Polynesian Voyaging and Trade

The last region on Earth settled by humans during prehistory was East Polynesia. Hawaiian oral histories mention voyaging from Hawai'i to Tahiti and back via the Tuamotus, an open ocean journey of several thousands of kilometers. The trace element and isotope chemistries of a stone adze recover...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2007-09, Vol.317 (5846), p.1907-1911
Hauptverfasser:	Collerson, Kenneth D., Weisler, Marshall I.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adzes Anthropology Archaeology Archipelagos Atolls Basalt Chemical composition Commerce - history Crystalline rocks Earth Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Geochronology Hawaii History, Ancient Humans Igneous and metamorphic rocks petrology, volcanic processes, magmas Islands Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology Isotopes Marine Melting Minerals - analysis Nuclear chemistry Paleontology Polynesia Polynesian studies Prehistoric era Ships - history Silicates - analysis Trace Elements - analysis Travel - history Vertebrate paleontology
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