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14 décembre 2016
- doi: 10.4000/books.psorbonne.5856
- isbn: 9782859446444
- eisbn: 9791035100032
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Polynesia Cook islands Marquesas islands ethnoarchaeology Manihina fishing ichtyoarchaeology fish-hook Tangatatau trade economy exploitation production natural resource territory îles Marquises îles Cook Manihina pêche ichtyoarchéologie Polynésie ethnoarchéologie Tangatatau hameçon échange économie exploitation production ressource naturelle territoire History & Archaeology SOC003000 HDCiter ce document
Christelle Carlier, « La pêche dans les sociétés préhistoriques polynésiennes », Publications de la Sorbonne, ID : 10.4000/books.psorbonne.5856
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Our work focuses on fishing practices in ancient Polynesian societies, through the analysis of fishhooks found in archaeological excavations. The corpus includes two collections from archaeological sites in the Marquesas Islands (Ua Huka) and the Cook Islands (Mangaia). Typological and technological analysis of the fishhooks is combined with study of fish remains, observation of species currently present in these areas, and ethnographic fieldwork. As a result, various hypotheses can be put forward about the subsistence economy of prehistoric Polynesians.Is variation in fishook shape related to the different environments of the two islands (a high island without a lagoon and a high island with a fringing reef)? Are the differences related to specific fish species? To what extent do the observed shapes reflect cultural tradition? Do these studies improve our understanding of early Polynesian fishing? These issues are discussed in detail, using the evidence from artefact analysis, fieldwork and the fish remains.