Australian Museum Journal Domestic and religious structures in the Emily Bay settlement site, Norfolk Island
- Shortform:
- Anderson and Green, 2001, Rec. Aust. Mus., Suppl. 27: 43–51
- Author(s):
- Anderson, Atholl; Green, Roger C.
- Year published:
- 2001
- Title:
- Domestic and religious structures in the Emily Bay settlement site, Norfolk Island
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement
- Volume:
- 27
- Start page:
- 43
- End page:
- 51
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0812-7387.27.2001.1338
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 28 November 2001
- Cover date:
- 28 November 2001
- ISBN:
- ISBN 0-7347-2305-9
- ISSN:
- 0812-7387
- CODEN:
- RAMSEZ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- ARCHAEOLOGY; NORFOLK ISLAND; ANTHROPOLOGY
- Digitized:
- 28 November 2001
- Available online:
- 28 November 2001
- Reference number:
- 1338
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (11kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (432kb PDF)
Abstract
At Emily Bay, domestic structures include earth ovens, scoop hearths and a possible rectangular house inferred from posts and postholes. An area of stone paving nearby is argued to be a religious structure, or marae. Made of naturally available stone, it lies slightly below the surface of the darker sand cultural layer. Obsidian flakes were found above it and postholes beneath. Several edging blocks of various shapes are noted. Radiocarbon dated to c. 700-600 B.P., this platform fits within the known parameters of other East Polynesian marae of similar age.