Aug 16, 2019 · Basalt adze quarries were well known throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Because of the extremely high quality and large quantity of basalt on this part of Mauna Kea, the Mauna …

The Pandora adzes and pounders have recently been analysed with portable x-ray fluorescence (pXRF) to match the basalts back to their geological origin and further understand the inter- …

Basalt adzes were used to carve moai from relatively soft volcanic tuff and have been excavated in contexts associated with moai and ahu (ceremonial platforms) (Sherwood et al., 2019; …

This quarry was the largest known quarry in the Pacific region that involved large-scale production of basalt adzes. Also described was the discovery of a small-scale, non-specialized production …

The discovery this week of two basalt adzes on Norfolk Island is expected to rewrite the history of the settlement of Polynesian peoples throughout the Pacific during the past millennium.

Sep 27, 2007 · Adzes form the first hard evidence of two-way travel between Hawaii and Tahiti. The discovery of an adze fashioned from Hawaiian basalt on a Tuamotu atoll in French …

Among Northeast Woodland peoples, women and girls were the tenders of gardens. They would have used hoes to cultivate the “Three Sisters”- corn, beans, and squash. As adzes, these …

This basalt stone adze is from Upolu, Samoa. The adze is thick relative to its width, and the working edge has been reworked by percussion flaking. The adze blank is held in trust by the …

We analysed 1593 basalt artefacts from the H ̄alawa Dune Site, on the easternmost part of Molokaʻi Island, for a combination of geochemical and technological attributes to expose …

Sep 28, 2007 · These adzes are made of basalt, for which there is no local source on the coral atolls. Thus, their provenance can be used to trace Polynesian travel and trade.