Ceramic deposit below fifth to sixth century AD volcanic ash fall at Pava'ia'i, Tutuila Island, American Samoa: preliminary results from site AS-31-171

Addison, David J; Tago, Tuipuavai; Toloa, Jeffery; Pearthree, Erik

dc.contributor.author	Addison, David J
dc.contributor.author	Tago, Tuipuavai
dc.contributor.author	Toloa, Jeffery
dc.contributor.author	Pearthree, Erik
dc.date.accessioned	2021-12-02T02:25:16Z
dc.date.available	2021-12-02T02:25:16Z
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.identifier.uri	${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/1045
dc.description	pp. 5-18 ; illustration	en_US
dc.description.abstract	A Polynesian Plainware-bearing cultural deposit underlying a volcanic ash deposit is described for Pava'ia'i, Tutuila Island. The cultural deposit dates to c. cal AD 240-640. Volcanic activity on Tutuila is inferred to have continued until at least this period. Metric attributes and rim form of a 33-sherd assemblage from the site (Site AS-31-171) are summarised. The uniqueness in Samoa of the deposit as an undisturbed primary ceramic-bearing deposit with well defined chronology is proposed. Effects of the late Holocene volcanism on prehistoric human populations of Tutuila are suggested.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) Archaeology Program	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	New Zealand Journal of Archaeology;Volume 27
dc.subject	Leone volcanics	en_US
dc.subject	Tutuila archaeology	en_US
dc.subject	Polynesian plainware	en_US
dc.subject	Ceramics	en_US
dc.subject	Settlement patterns - American Samoa	en_US
dc.title	Ceramic deposit below fifth to sixth century AD volcanic ash fall at Pava'ia'i, Tutuila Island, American Samoa: preliminary results from site AS-31-171	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US