Re-dating Ahu Nau Nau and the Settlement at 'Anakena, Rapa Nui

• The building phase and early use of Ahu Nau Nau have been re-dated by nine charcoal and rat bone samples. The new dates in comparison with earlier data suggest that the ahu was constructed around 650-550 BP. It is also suggested that a settlement dated to c. 950-900 BP preceded the ahu-building phase. A new question in light of recent research might be raised: Is the earliest settlement on Rapa Nui found at ´Anakena or should we look elsewhere?

Subject headings

HUMANIORA  -- Historia och arkeologi -- Arkeologi (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- History and Archaeology -- Archaeology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Pacific

Polynesia

Archaeology

Anthropology

history

Archaeology, Non-European

Arkeologi, utomeuropeisk

Publication and Content Type

vet (subject category)

kon (subject category)