The 13th century polynesian colonization of Hawai’i Island |
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Authors: | Timothy M Rieth Terry L Hunt Carl Lipo Janet M Wilmshurst |
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Institution: | 1. International Archaeological Research Institute, Inc., 2081 Young Street, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA;2. Department of Anthropology, University of Hawai’i-Manoa, 2424 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA;3. Department of Anthropology and IIRMES, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840, USA;4. Landcare Research, PO Box 40, Lincoln 7640, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | We assess 926 radiocarbon dates from Hawai’i Island, the largest assemblage of dates compiled from a single island in Oceania. Based on a classificatory approach that arranges the dates based on their reliability, accuracy, and precision, our results indicate that the most reliable estimate for the initial Polynesian colonization of Hawai’i Island is AD 1220–1261, ∼250 to 450 years later than the current consensus. This conclusion is strikingly convergent with recent estimates for the colonization of remote East Polynesia. Our analysis highlights the need for wood charcoal identification to insure selection of short-lived plants/plant parts for radiocarbon dating, and that a reliance on dating unidentified wood charcoal is a waste of resources that only serves to retard progress in refining the settlement chronology of Hawai’i Island and other locations. |
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Keywords: | Hawai&rsquo i East Polynesia Radiocarbon dating Colonization |
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