Le Pacifique de 5000 à 2000 avant le présent : suppléments à l'histoire d'une colonisation = The Pacific from 5000 to 2000 BP: colonisation and transformations

La fouille du site WBR001 a montré qu'il existait des couches archéologiques non remaniées et des structures au sol, notamment des trous de poteaux d'habitations et des fosses à détritus. La fouille et les datations mettent en évidence la présence de trois niveaux d'occupation, dont deux sont caractérisés par de la poterie Lapita décorée de pointillés, l'un ancien et l'autre très récent. Le niveau Lapita ancien remonterait au premier millénaire avant J.-C., tandis que le niveau récent remonterait au premier millénaire de notre ère. Le site de Nessadiou pose le problème des limites spatio-temporelles du Lapita, de ses relations avec les autres types de poterie, bref de sa réelle signification. (D'après résumé d'auteur

Kole le fonu tu'a limulimua = La tortue au dos moussu : textes de tradition orale de Futuna

Au gré d'un ensemble de textes d'une étonnante beauté littéraire, l'ouvrage retrace l'épopée de ces héros polynésiens de la petite île de Futuna, dont les faits d'armes aboutirent à la fondation des deux "royaumes" d'aujourd'hui, Alo et Sigave. (d'après résumé d'auteur

Advances in Polynesian prehistory: A review and assessment of the past decade (1993-2004)

The pace of archaeological research in Polynesia has intensified in recent years, resulting in more than 500 new literature citations over the past decade. Fieldwork has continued in such previously well-studied archipelagoes as Tonga and Samoa in Western Polynesia, and Hawai'i and New Zealand in Eastern Polynesia, and has expanded into previously neglected islands including Niue, the Equatorial Islands, the Austral Islands, and Mangareva. The emergence of Ancestral Polynesian culture out of its Eastern Lapita predecessor is increasingly well understood, and the chronology of Polynesian dispersal and expansion into Eastern Polynesia has engaged several researchers. Aside from these fundamental issues of origins and chronology, major research themes over the past decade include (1) defining the nature, extent, and timing of long-distance interaction spheres, particularly in Eastern Polynesia; (2) the impacts of human colonization and settlement on island ecosystems; (3) variation in Polynesian economic systems and their transformations over time; and (4) sociopolitical change, especially as viewed through the lens of household or microscale archaeology. Also noteworthy is the rapidly evolving nature of interactions between archaeologists and native communities, a critical aspect of archaeological practice in the region

Pacific Islands Ichthyoarchaeology: Implications for the Development of Prehistoric Fishing Studies and Global Sustainability

The Pacific Islands—consisting of culturally diverse Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia—is the ideal region to investigate the development of prehistoric fishing studies, as nowhere else on Earth is there such environmental contrasts among island types and their marine environments. We review the ichthyoarchaeological literature for the Pacific and assess developments in recovery methods, reference collections, taxonomic identifications, quantification, taphonomy and site-formation processes, ethnoarchaeology, approaches to diet and subsistence reconstructions, sustainability, and the importance of applied zooarchaeology for fisheries management and conservation. Ichthyoarchaeologists are beginning to work more closely with resource managers, fisheries biologists, policy makers, and indigenous communities to produce holistic studies of conservation management, resource sustainability, and assessments of human impacts on marine ecosystems over centuries to millennial time scales