It is widely recognised that Polynesian settlers developed central Pacific islands into
productive economic landscapes, but the character and tempo of these transformations are …

Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, especially in prehistoric contexts, is frequently
dependent on anthracology, the identification of charcoal to at least the genus level …

For over 2 decades, there have been calls for Polynesian archaeologists to identify
radiocarbon samples to taxon and material type, and preferentially date short-lived …

While archaeobotany is increasingly part of archaeological projects in O ceania, the specific
sub‐discipline focusing on wood charcoal macro‐remains (anthracology) continues to be a …

Objectives Bourewa, on the southwest coast of Viti Levu in Fiji, is a multi‐period site that
contained burials dated to the later Vuda Phase (750–150 BP), a period of climatic …

Agriculture, Domestic Production, and Site Function: Microfossil Analyses and Late
Prehistoric Landscapes of the Society Islands. Pollen, phytolith, and starch analyses of …

Investigations were undertaken following the discovery of two Lucayan burials in an Atlantic
coast sand dune on Long Island, The Bahamas (site LN‐101), in the aftermath of Hurricane …

En raison de leur ubiquité dans les assemblages archéologiques et les collections
ethnographiques, les lames d'herminette en pierre ont longtemps été utilisées comme …

Three sediment cores, from one upland and two lowland sites on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas
Islands, provide ac. 750-year record of palaeo-environmental change on the island …

In order to address long-standing questions in the field of Pacific Island archaeology
regarding the extent, timing, and causes of human-induced environmental change, as well …