Precise chronology of Polynesian temple construction and use for southeastern Maui, Hawaiian Islands determined by 230Th dating of corals

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 166-177

  Kirch, Patrick V ^a   Mertz Kraus, Regina ^b,c   Sharp, Warren D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaic states; Coral dating; Monumental architecture; Polynesia; Ritual architecture

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHITECTURE; CHRONOLOGY; CORAL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; THORIUM ISOTOPE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUI; POLYNESIA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84909630022     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.09.025     Document Type: Article

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