New Information from an Old Discovery: Geological Analysis of a Stone Adze Found on Pohnpei, Micronesia

Nagaoka, Takuya; Sheppard, Peter J. (2021-02-19). "New Information from an Old Discovery: Geological Analysis of a Stone Adze Found on Pohnpei, Micronesia". Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology. 18 (1): 136–146. doi:10.1080/15564894.2020.1862369. ISSN 1556-4894.

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Abstract: “New Information from an Old Discovery: Geological Analysis of a Stone Adze Found on Pohnpei, Micronesia” provides an in-depth geological analysis of an archaeological find. The adze discovered in Pohnpei offers new insights into early Micronesian settlers and their connections to the broader Pacific region.

The study notes that the adze’s find location shares similar geographical and environmental traits with other early settlement sites in Pohnpei, indicating a maritime orientation in the colonizing strategies of these early settlers . The research references past archaeological work to discuss the origins of early eastern Micronesian settlers, identifying connections with the Lapita culture from regions such as the Bismarcks and New Guinea. Despite the decline of extensive interaction systems after the Lapita period, the discovery of the adze implies that there may still have been connections with the Lapita homeland.

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