Stylistic variability of stemmed obsidian tools (mata'a), frequency seriation, and the scale of social interaction on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2551-2561

  Lipo, Carl P ^a   Hunt, Terry L ^b   Hundtoft, Brooke ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Easter Island; Interaction; Lithics; Prehistory; Rapa Nui; Seriation; Social structure; Stylistic analyses

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; CERAMICS; DATING METHOD; OBSIDIAN; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

EASTER ISLAND;

EID: 77955272994     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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