Does Carneiro's circumscription theory help us understand Maori historyα An analysis of the obsidian assemblage from Pouerua Pa, New Zealand (Aotearoa)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 467-475

  McCoy, Mark D ^a   Ladefoged, Thegn N ^b   Codlin, Maria ^a   Sutton, Douglas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Circumscription theory; New Zealand; Obsidian sourcing; Trade and exchange; Warfare

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; CULTURAL IDENTITY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; OBSIDIAN; WAR;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84890875251     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.11.034     Document Type: Article

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