Central And East Polynesian Archaeology And Society

Question 1

Islands

Answer 1

1. Cook, Society, Marquesas

Question 2

Kuki ‘Airani (Cook Islands) Prehistory

Answer 2

1. Southern Group
   1.1 Rarotonga
   1.2 Mangaia
   1.3 Aitutaki (Atoll)
2. Northern Group
   2.1 Manihiki
   2.2 Rakahanga
   2.3 Pukupuka (All atolls)
3. Between Samoa and Tahiti

Question 3

Industry

Answer 3

1. Tourism
2. Fishing, farming
3. Black Pearl farming
   3.1 Sustainable because reef, lagoon, and water need to be healthy for the pearls to be made nicely

Question 4

Aitutaki

Answer 4

1. Melinda Allen, 2007
2. Ureia site
   2.1 Maddens
   2.2 Hearths
   2.3 Postholes
3. 800-600 BP (coconut shell, nuts, shrubs)
4. Few endemics (birds)
   4.1 May have been earlier contact ca. 1000 BP

Question 5

Aitutaki

Answer 5

1. Melinda Allen, 2007
2. Ureia site
   2.1 Maddens
   2.2 Hearths
   2.3 Postholes
3. 800-600 BP (coconut shell, nuts, shrubs)
4. Few endemics (birds)
   4.1 May have been earlier contact ca. 1000 BP