Tephras and New Zealand archaeology

• Published in: Journal of Archaeological Science
• Main Authors: Lowe, David J., Newnham, Rewi M., McFadgen, Bruce G., Higham, Thomas F.G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Press 2000
• Subjects: tephrochronology; prehistory; archaeometry; Polynesian colonisation; early Maori; landnám; radiocarbon dating; deforestation; Kaharoa Tephra; Taupo Tephra; New Zealand; Pacific; Hawke's Bay; ice core
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5246; https://doi.org/10.1006/jasc.1999.0614

Establishing an accurate date for earliest Polynesian settlement in New Zealand is essential for understanding patterns of settlement and associated environmental impacts, and the processes and rates of cultural change in Eastern Polynesia. Tephra deposits from five volcanic centres, together with e...