Furey Louise, Rebecca Phillipps, J. Emmitt, Andrew McAlister, S. Holdaway
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Abstract
Large stone trolling lure shanks, greater than 100 mm, are rare and stylistically associated with the early period of Maori occupation of Aotearoa New Zealand. The triangular-sectioned shank is distinctive and reminiscent of Polynesian forms. The 2016 find during excavations at T10/360 at Waitapu in Coralie Bay, Ahuahu Great Mercury Island, is the first to be recovered in an archaeological context and only the third large shank attributed to the North Island. Moreover, the shank is the largest complete example known. Radiocarbon dates from contexts in direct association with the shank indicate deposition in the early 15th century, slightly later than other sites such as Wairau Bar and Shag River Mouth where similar shanks have been found. A comparative analysis of the attributes of all 28 shanks in New Zealand museum collections indicates no regional patterns are evident. We review the context in which the Ahuahu shank was found, and its importance, along with the other items recovered, for the interpretation of the Waitapu occupation. We also consider the various reported interpretations of large trolling shanks and, based on Polynesian examples where symbolism and function are discussed, suggest large shanks were not used directly in fishing but had a fishing-related role.
大于100毫米的大型石钓鱼饵柄是罕见的,在风格上与毛利人占领新西兰奥特罗阿的早期有关。三角形的刀柄是独特的,让人想起波利尼西亚的形式。2016年,在Ahuahu大水星岛Coralie湾怀塔普T10/360的挖掘中发现的这一发现,是在考古背景下发现的第一个大小腿,也是北岛发现的第三个大小腿。此外,柄是已知的最大的完整例子。与该柄直接相关的环境的放射性碳测年表明,该柄沉积于15世纪早期,比发现类似柄的其他地点(如Wairau Bar和Shag River Mouth)稍晚。对新西兰博物馆收藏的所有28条小腿的属性进行比较分析表明,没有明显的区域模式。我们回顾了发现阿瓦胡柄的背景,以及它与其他被发现的物品对于解释怀塔普占领的重要性。我们还考虑了各种报道中对大型拖柄的解释,并基于波利尼西亚的例子,讨论了象征和功能,表明大型拖柄并没有直接用于捕鱼,而是具有与捕鱼相关的作用。