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A commanding view of the P acific: highland land use as viewed from V ainu'u, a multi‐component site on T utuila I sland, A merican S amoa
Author(s) -
Eckert Suzanne L.,
Welch Daniel R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
archaeology in oceania
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1834-4453
pISSN - 0728-4896
DOI - 10.1002/arco.5001
Subject(s) - archipelago , archaeology , chronology , american samoa , geography , component (thermodynamics) , geology , cartography , physics , thermodynamics
We discuss recent findings from V ainu'u ( AS ‐32‐016), a multi‐component highland site on T utuila I sland, A merican S amoa. V ainu'u is of interest for at least three reasons. First, as the earliest recorded highland site in the S amoan archipelago, this site changes our understanding of the S amoan cultural chronology. Second, as a ceramic‐bearing site, material culture recovered from V ainu'u complements assemblages recovered from lowland and coastal sites. Third, the post‐ceramic occupation observed at V ainu'u provides interesting insights into residential occupation during the M onument B uilding P eriod.