Abstract
Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira holds approximately 20,000 stone tools from Pitcairn Island. Acquired in the 1930s–1950s it is the largest museum-held collection of tools from the island. A wide range of tool types are represented across all manufacturing stages, use and condition. The
collection remains largely under researched, just as the history of Polynesian occupation on Pitcairn is poorly understood. An initial description of the Auckland Museum’s unique collection is provided within the known archaeology of the island, while also exploring Pitcairn’s position in southeast Polynesia as a source of valuable stone material.
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Citation
Ash, Emma., & Furey, Louise (2023). The Auckland War Memorial Museum Collection of Stone Tools from Pitcairn Island, Southeast Polynesiahttps://doi.org/10.32912/ram.2023.57.1