An early (pre‐1500 BP) fishhook assemblage from Ofu and Olosega islands, Manu‘a Group, American Samoa: implications for technological evolution and cultural interaction,Archaeology in Oceania

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An early (pre‐1500 BP) fishhook assemblage from Ofu and Olosega islands, Manu‘a Group, American Samoa: implications for technological evolution and cultural interaction
Archaeology in Oceania ( IF 1.1 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-18 , DOI: 10.1002/arco.5219
SETH QUINTUS ₁ , JEFFREY T. CLARK ₂

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Marine resources are integral to the subsistence of coastal populations in Oceania and have been since the islands were first settled. While items of fishing gear, most notably fishhooks, are found throughout the Pacific, they are not as common as one might think. Fishhooks are in fact noticeably uncommon in the Central Pacific, for example. Consequently, the various types of analyses of fishhook morphology, particularly the types of line attachment devices, that have been carried out on East Polynesian assemblages have not been possible for West Polynesian sites. Using a large collection of fishhooks from three sites on Ofu and Olosega islands in the Manu‘a Group of American Samoa, we present a detailed analysis of a large combined assemblage and compare the data collected to those from other islands and island groups in the region. We show that the hooks reflect exploitation emphasising inshore environments, and that angling as a fish capture method is likely to vary in intensity based on local environmental variability. Moreover, we illustrate how these fishhooks constitute a means of assessing both early cultural contacts and cultural variability in the Central Pacific.

中文翻译：

来自美属萨摩亚Manu'a Group的Ofu和Olosega群岛的早期（1500年前）鱼钩组合：对技术发展和文化互动的影响

海洋资源是大洋洲沿海人口生存所不可或缺的，自从岛屿首次定居以来就一直存在。尽管在整个太平洋地区都发现了渔具，尤其是鱼钩，但它们并不像人们想象的那样普遍。例如，实际上在中太平洋，鱼钩并不常见。因此，对于波利尼西亚西部地区的鱼钩形态分析，尤其是对东波利尼西亚组合进行的各种类型的钓钩形态分析，尤其是不可能。我们使用美属萨摩亚Manuaa组Ofu和Olosega岛上三个地点的大量鱼钩收集了详细的分析，并对大型组合进行了比较，并将收集到的数据与该地区其他岛屿和岛屿组的数据进行了比较。我们表明，这些钩子反映了强调沿海环境的开采情况，并且作为一种鱼类捕获方法，钓鱼的强度可能会根据当地环境的变化而变化。此外，我们说明了这些鱼钩是如何构成评估中太平洋早期文化接触和文化变异性的一种手段。

更新日期：2020-08-18

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