A cost surface model of volcanic glass quarrying and exchange in Hawai‘i

McCoy, Mark D.; Mills, Peter R.; Lundblad, Steven P.; Rieth, Tim; Kahn, Jennifer G.; Gard, Rowan

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2011.04.017

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“…We labelled Tahiti an individual (I) ownership society despite restrictions on the ability to own land based on socioeconomic position. There are a number of papers that address the evolution of elite land tenure (Dye, 2010;Earle, 1998Earle, , 2000Kirch & O'Day, 2003;McCoy et al, 2011), including a recent one (Currie, 2013) that adopts a phylogenetic perspective similar to ours.…”

Section: Land Tenure Datamentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Another potential source of data is the archaeological record. Despite a strong understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns in early Austronesian societies of Southeast Asia (Bellwood, 2007) and Oceania (Kirch, 2000), the archaeological record provides evidence for only indirect inferences about land tenure norms and their transitions in a few very specialised cases (Dye, 2010;Earle, 1998Earle, , 2000Kirch & O'Day, 2003;McCoy et al, 2011).…”

Section: Evolution Of Land Tenure Normsmentioning

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The sequential evolution of land tenure norms

Kushnick

Gray

Jordan

2014

Evolution and Human Behavior

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a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f oLand tenure norms are fundamental to our understanding of the evolution of human cooperation and the emergence of inequality in large-scale societies. A prime example of niche construction, their emergence transformed the selective pressures facing early cultivators. We use phylogenetic methods to reconstruct the evolutionary trajectories of land tenure norms in 97 Austronesian societies. We defined land tenure norms as the primary means by which people use, possess, and redistribute land. Based on existing ethnographic accounts, we coded each society as having one of the following primary land tenure norms: none (N), group (G), kin-group (K), and individual (I). Our analyses of phylogenetic and geographic signal suggest that vertical transmission patterned land tenure norms to a greater degree than horizontal transmission. We assessed the relative strength of plausible models of land tenure evolution using maximum likelihood analyses with lexical and time-scaled trees. Surprisingly, they revealed strong support for a model that allows sequential gains and losses along the pathway N-I-G-K. Our probabilistic reconstruction of ancestral states decisively rejected the claim that Proto-Malayo-Polynesian society was marked by G or K. Our results demonstrate the power of "virtual archaeology" for revealing the dynamics of social evolution.Crown

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Section: Land Tenure Datamentioning

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Section: Evolution Of Land Tenure Normsmentioning

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The sequential evolution of land tenure norms

Kushnick

Gray

Jordan

2014

Evolution and Human Behavior

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“…In modeling how people and things moved across landscapes, a number of studies effectively used least‐cost paths or cost‐surface models (Contreras ; Cornejo and Sanhueza ; McCoy et al. ). Meghan Howey () provides an alternative, discussing the benefits of circuit‐based modeling and human movements across landscapes.…”

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Anthropological Archaeology in 2012: Mobility, Economy, and Transformation

Kahn

2013

American Anthropologist

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In 2012, archaeologists continued to grapple with large questions concerning process and structure and how they shaped the nature of humanity. The movement of populations, ideas, and material culture stands out prominently, including mobility's role in promoting social change and how forms of travel and communication, such as pilgrimages or long-distance trade, promoted social interaction. Research concerning the structure of ancient economies acknowledges the amazing diversity within which prehistoric communities organized food production and material goods manufacture and exchange. Social complexity as transformation illustrates how local histories

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“…However, in the Taranaki data, only Hahei obsidian from Hingaimotu approaches the c.25–50% rate of cortex used as an indicator of direct procurement in Hawaii and later period New Zealand (McCoy et al . ; McCoy & Carpenter ). To some extent, the relatively small amount of cortical material in Taranaki sites may be due to the manner of extraction.…”

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Resource procurement and inter‐regional connections in pre‐contact Taranaki, New Zealand: New evidence from geochemical analysis of obsidian

Brown

Pitman

2019

Archaeology in Oceania

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Early Polynesian colonists in New Zealand were quick to identify key economic resources. One such resource -obsidian -was transported widely during the early settlement phase of New Zealand. Here, we present the results of portable X-ray fluorescence analysis of obsidian artefacts from five early settlement sites and two later sites in Taranaki on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. Our research suggests obsidian from six source areas was present in Taranaki sites, with the majority of material coming from Mayor Island and the nearby Coromandel Peninsula. Low rates of cortical material suggest a down-the-line procurement process, although this result is made equivocal by evidence of relatively expedient use of obsidian in the early period. Finally, the marked variation between Taranaki sites and contemporary sites further north appears consistent with the development of regionally specific procurement strategies very early in pre-contact New Zealand. RÉSUMÉLes premiers colons polynésiens en Nouvelle-Zélande ont rapidement identifié les principales ressourceséconomiques. L'une de ces ressources, l'obsidienne, aété beaucoup transportée au début de la phase de peuplement de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Nous présentons ici les résultats de l'analyse pXRF d'objets en obsidienne provenant de cinq premiers sites de peuplement et de deux sites plus récentsà Taranaki, sur la côte ouest de l'île du Nord de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Nos recherches suggèrent que l'obsidienne de six régions sourcesétait présente dans les sites de Taranaki, la majorité du matériel provenant de l'île Mayor et de la péninsule de Coromandelà proximité. Les faibles taux de matériel cortical suggèrent un processus d'approvisionnement en aval, bien que ce résultat soit renduéquivoque par la preuve d'une utilisation relativement rapide de l'obsidienne au début de la période. Enfin, les différences marquées entre les sites de Taranaki et les sites contemporains plus au nord semblent concorder avec le développement de stratégies d'approvisionnement spécifiquesà une région très tôt dans la période de contact avec la Nouvelle-Zélande.

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A cost surface model of volcanic glass quarrying and exchange in Hawai‘i

Cited by 39 publications

References 19 publications

The sequential evolution of land tenure norms

The sequential evolution of land tenure norms

Anthropological Archaeology in 2012: Mobility, Economy, and Transformation

Resource procurement and inter‐regional connections in pre‐contact Taranaki, New Zealand: New evidence from geochemical analysis of obsidian

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