Re-interpreting Old Dates: Radiocarbon Determinations from the Tokelau Islands (South Pacific)

Fiona Petchey; David J. Addison; Andrew McAlister

doi:10.70460/jpa.v1i2.28

Re-interpreting Old Dates: Radiocarbon Determinations from the Tokelau Islands (South Pacific)

Authors

Fiona Petchey Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, University of Waikato
David J. Addison Samoan Studies Institute, American Samoa Community College
Andrew McAlister Department of Anthropology, University of Auckland, Auckland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70460/jpa.v1i2.28

Keywords:

Radiocarbon, Tokelau, settlement

Abstract

A re-evaluation of available archaeological radiocarbon dates from the Tokelau Islands in West Polynesia demonstrates that careful assessment is essential when developing chronologies from previously published radiocarbon data. The new calibration results point to concurrent and continual human occupation of Fakaofo and Atafu from at least 750-550 years ago up until European contact in AD 1765.

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Published

06-07-2010

How to Cite

Petchey, F., Addison, D. J. and McAlister, A. (2010) “Re-interpreting Old Dates: Radiocarbon Determinations from the Tokelau Islands (South Pacific)”, Journal of Pacific Archaeology, 1(2), pp. 161–167. doi: 10.70460/jpa.v1i2.28.