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Archaeology of Samoa began with the first systematic survey of archaeological remains on Savai'i island by Jack Golson in 1957. [1] Since then, surveys and studies in the rest of Samoa have uncovered major findings of settlements, stone and earth mounds including star mounds, Lapita pottery remains and pre-historic artifacts.
The excavators have interpreted the mound as an important central place and ceremonial site tied to the stratification of the Samoan society. [6] After examining the radiocarbon data found from charcoal in several sites in Samoa including the Pulemelei Mound, [ 7 ] have found that the earth ovens, were used for cooking the root of the ti plant ...
Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Samoa" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
In 1973, archaeology in Samoa uncovered a Lapita site at Mulifanua where 4,288 pottery sherds and two Lapita type adzes have been recovered. The site has a true age of circa 3,000 BP based on C14 dating on a shell. [1]
The caves are part of lava tubes, a result of old lava-flows near an extinct volcano called Sigaele [1] in the island's volcanic interior. The islands of Samoa consist of high volcanic islands [3] which have resulted in geological formations including caves and lava tubes, some which occur as water conduits and forming natural springs around the islands' coastlines, like the Mata o le Alelo ...
Aiga-i-le-Tai is a district of Samoa [1] which includes the small islands of Manono, Apolima and tiny uninhabited Nu'ulopa lying in the Apolima Strait between the country's two main islands of Upolu and Savai'i. The district includes part of the mainland at the western end of Upolu and surrounds an exclave of A'ana district, namely ...
Vailele excavation in 1957 with Jack Golson and the family of I'iga Pisa visiting the site.. Archaeological field work in Samoa uncovered earth mounds at Vailele, including a large mound Laupule, associated with a figure called Tupuivao in oral history and another mound Tapuitea (evening star).
Archaeological sites in Samoa (9 P) Pages in category "Archaeology of Samoa" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.