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Stones of the butterfly: An archaeological investigation of Yapese stone money quarries in Palau, western Caroline Islands, Micronesia.

机译：蝴蝶石：密克罗尼西亚卡罗琳群岛西部帕劳的Yapese石钱采石场的考古调查。

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Developing and testing models of exchange represent an important facet of Oceanic anthropology and archaeology because such models contribute to a better understanding of human interaction and social complexity. One of the most dramatic but least understood instances of long distance exchange in Oceania is the carving and transport of the huge stone money disks by Yapese, primarily in Palau, western Micronesia. These stone disks are the heaviest objects ever moved over the open ocean by Pacific Islanders. Oral traditions and ethnohistoric accounts indicate that stone money quarrying was taking place before European contact, but the nature of the contact between these islands has never been assessed critically and limited archaeological investigation has prevented an understanding of stone money manufacture and the extent of interaction.; In a multifaceted approach combining field archaeology, ethnohistory, oral traditions, and artifact analysis, I establish a diachronic model of exchange between these culturally and linguistically distinct groups of islanders. Previous works on the contact relations between Yap and Palau have predominantly relied on ethnographic (i.e., synchronic) data for explaining why the Yapese chose to carry out stone money production.; My research focuses on gathering critical archaeological data from stone money quarries in the Palauan Rock Islands to better understand long distance trade links. The results of archaeological excavations help document this sociopolitical interaction sphere using material evidence. The systematic comparison of stone money quarries and records of exchange—archaeological, historical, and oral—contributes to our understanding of past and present exchange behaviors in the Pacific Islands, as well as helps determine the significance of prehistoric and historic patterns of stone commodity production and distribution.; The research suggests that Yapese Islanders gained access to important knowledge, limestone quarries, tools, and other material goods through connections made with Palauans, Outer Islanders, and Europeans. Archaeological investigation demonstrates how the Yapese, with great effort and engineering skill, acquired and successfully transported these disks over land and sea. Analysis of the artifact assemblages and faunal remains also shed light on the habitation activities of Yapese quarry workers and site formation processes that resulted from the carving and moving of limestone. The continued interactions brought about by the stone money production are shown to have ultimately influenced the rise of sociopolitical complexity in both Yap and Palau.
机译：开发和测试交流模型代表了海洋人类学和考古学的一个重要方面，因为这种模型有助于更好地理解人类互动和社会复杂性。大洋洲长途兑换中最引人注目的但鲜为人知的例子之一是Yapese雕刻和运输巨大的石钱盘，主要是在密克罗尼西亚西部的帕劳。这些石盘是太平洋岛民有史以来最重的物体。口头传统和民族史记载表明，在欧洲接触石器之前就已经开始采石，但从未对这些岛之间的接触性质进行过严格的评估，有限的考古调查也阻碍了人们对石器制造及其相互作用程度的了解。通过结合野外考古学，民族史，口述传统和人工制品分析的多方面方法，我建立了这些文化和语言上不同的岛民群体之间历时性的交流模型。先前关于雅浦与帕劳之间的联系关系的著作主要依靠人种学（即共时）数据来解释为何雅培人选择进行石钱生产。我的研究重点是从帕劳岛岩石群岛的石矿场收集重要的考古数据，以更好地了解远距离贸易联系。考古发掘的结果使用物质证据来帮助记录这一社会政治互动领域。系统地比较石材货币的采石场和交换记录（考古，历史和口头记录）有助于我们了解太平洋岛屿的过去和现在的交换行为，并有助于确定史前和历史石材商品生产模式的重要性和分配。研究表明，通过与帕劳岛人，外岛民和欧洲人建立联系，雅倍斯岛民获得了重要的知识，石灰石采石场，工具和其他物质产品。考古调查表明，Yapese是如何用极大的努力和工程技术来获取并成功地将这些圆盘通过陆地和海上运输的。对人工制品组合和动物区系残骸的分析也为Yapese采石场工人的居住活动和石灰石的雕刻和移动造成的场地形成过程提供了启示。石头生产带来的持续互动最终显示出对雅浦和帕劳社会政治复杂性的上升产生了最终影响。

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    Fitzpatrick, Scott Michael.;

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    University of Oregon.;

  • 授予单位 University of Oregon.;
  • 学科 Anthropology Archaeology.; History Asia Australia and Oceania.
  • 学位 Ph.D.
  • 年度 2003
  • 页码 375 p.
  • 总页数 375
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
  • 中图分类 古人类学;世界史;
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