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1991 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Research for Conservation and Restoration of Prehistoric Structures in the Cook Islands.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 01041081
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
SectionField Research
Research InstitutionKeio University.

Principal Investigator

CHIKAMORI Masashi  Professor, Keio University., 文学部, 教授 (80051390)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TONY Utanga  クック諸島政府資源保護局, 主任
STURT Kingan  クック諸島政府科学調査局, 技官
OKAJIMA Tadashi  Associate Professor, Toyoko Women's College., 助教授 (70123073)
YOSHIDA Shyunji  Sinior Lecturer, Medical School of St. Marianna University., 解剖学教室, 専任講師 (70081627)
KINGAN Sturt  Scientific Research Officer, Government of the Cook Islands.
UTANGA Tony  Secretary of Internal Affairs and Acting Director of Conservation, Government of
Project Period (FY) 1989 – 1991
KeywordsProtection and restoration of the cultural properties / Cooperation with local government and people / coral atoll / Cook Islands / Polynesian culture / Marae / Habitation sites / Archaeological research
Research Abstract

Today, in many parts of world, the oral traditions, as well as the physical artifacts of many traditional societies are vanishing. In both cases, once they have been lost, due to "modernization" or "industrialization", there is no possibility for recovery. Once archaeological sites are destroyed, they can not be replaced. Careful consideration should be given to the proper choice of protective measures for these cultural heritages from many thousands years old.
In present condition in the Pacific countries, the cultural heritages are getting more important as identity maker. People of the Cook Islands have just started their efforts to find the own history which was for the most part destroyed by the Western impacts, Christianization and industrialization. Our project was made up the plans along with this line by great supporting of the gorernment of the Cook Islands.
Most archaeological environments, e. g. Marae house sites and old village sites, have been or are in the process of being … More completely destroyed by agricultural and urban land usage, and their significance from a historical and cultural point of view lost to the Cook Islands people and to the intellectual and scientific world. there is, therefore, a great need to survey some of these historical sites for some future reconstruction works.
Our work was carried out at Rarotonga, Pukapuka, Manihiki, Rakahanga, Tongareva, Mangaia, and Aitutaki island. . 4, nd we already published the results of analytical studies on the material from Pukapuka and Mangaia. We also had brief reports on Tongareva, Manihiki and Rakahanga.
Rarotonga : After general survey and mapping of archaeological sites in the island, our field research strategy focused on Avana valley area, and excavation works have done on marae, dwelling sites and rock-shelter sites. We also had investigation for the sequence of environmental changes based on the pollen analysis and the diatoms analysis at some swamps in the area. Standard chronological orders of the Rarotongan prehistory are expected to come out from these results.
Pukapuka : Archaeological sites on Pukapuka were tentatively classified into three groups :
1. Stone monuments, Shrines and other ceremonial sites. 2. Habitation or settlement sites. 3. Burial sites. Artifacts excavated from each location revealed that this area contained the remains of occupations and burial grounds which dated back to 2310 years ago.
Tongareva (Penrhyn) : The archaeological sites of Tongareva comprise the marae, turtle oven mounds and the slab-walled structures. One of tridacna shell from Unit. 2 at Tautua has given a carbon-14 date of A. D. 700<plus-minus>75 Year
Manihiki and Rakahanga : Archaeological survey and excavation was extensively conducted on Manihiki for two years, 1990 and 1991, and also was mainly at Te Kainga on Rakahanga in 1990. The archaeological sites on Manihiki and Rakahanga comprise the Marae, house pavement, graves, oven mounds, and so on. Less

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『プカプカ環礁の考古学的調査』" 第40回日本人類学会・日本民族学会連合大会記事. (1986)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『ポリネシアクック諸島におけるサンゴ礁環境への文化的適応過程』" 慶応義塾大学地域研究センタ- CASニュ-ズレタ-. 15. (1987)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『クック諸島の考古学的調査』" 東南アジア考古学会会報. 8. (1988)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『クック諸島の考古学的調査』" 慶応義塾大学地域研究センタ- CASニュ-ズレタ-. 18. (1988)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "“Archaeology on Pukapuka Atoll."" Man and Culture in Oceania.3. (1988)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『歴史の中の文化と生態』" 季刊人類学. 19ー2. (1988)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『男性原理を象徴して墓に埋められた釣り針』" 季刊民族学. 12ー4. (1988)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "“An Archaeological Survey of Pukapuk Atoll,1985(Preliminary Report)."" Occasional Papers.of Dept.of Archaeology and Ethnology,KEIO Univ.6. (1988)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『環礁の首長制社会〜クック諸島プカプカ環礁の調査〜』" 慶応義塾大学地域研究センタ- CASニュ-ズレタ-. 24. (1989)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『死者と釣針〜プカプカ環礁の民族考古学〜』" 「考古学の世界」新人物往来社. (1989)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『島のおきて〜プカプカ環礁の資源管理と社会進化〜』" 「民族誌と考古学」六興出版. (1989)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『北部クック諸島における考古学民族学的調査』" 第7回日本オセアニア学会研究大会紀要. (1990)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『マンガイア島のマラエ』" 「クック諸島〜人間と先史社会〜」慶応通信. (1990)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正,塩崎 豊: "『生存のための伝統〜ナサウ島をめぐる領有間題〜』" 「クック諸島〜人間と先史社会〜」慶応通信. (1990)

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  • [Publications] 吉田 俊爾: "『クック諸島プカプカ環礁出土の人骨』" 第40回日本人類学会・日本民族学会連合大会記事. (1986)

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  • [Publications] 吉田 俊爾: "『クック諸島出土先史時代人骨の骨病変』" 聖マリアンナ医科大学 医学会雑誌. 15ー4. (1987)

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  • [Publications] 吉田 俊爾: "『クック諸島プカプカ環礁出土の先史時代頭蓋』" 第41回日本人類学会・日本民族学会連合大会記事. (1987)

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  • [Publications] 吉田 俊爾: "“Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains."" Occasional Papers of Archaeology and Ethnology,KEIO Univ.6. (1988)

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  • [Publications] 吉田 俊爾: "『プカプカ環礁の人類学的所見』" 慶応義塾大学地域研究センタ- CASニュ-ズレタ-. 29. (1989)

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  • [Publications] 吉田 俊爾: "『プカプカ環礁出土の先史時代頭蓋』" 「クック諸島〜人間と先史社会〜」慶応通信. (1990)

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  • [Publications] 岡嶋 格: "『トンガレヴァ(ペンリン)環礁の考古学的調査概報』" 「クック諸島〜人間と先史社会〜」慶応通信. (1990)

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  • [Publications] 山口 徹(研究協力者): "『西ポリネシア ウベア伝統社会の形成』" 「クック諸島〜人間と先史社会〜」慶応通信. (1990)

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  • [Publications] 山口 徹(研究協力者): "『マラエ(トンガレヴァ環礁の考古学的調査概報)』" 「クック諸島〜人間と先史社会〜」慶応通信. (1990)

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  • [Publications] 山口 徹(研究協力者): "『クック諸島トンガレヴァのマラエ(祭祀遺跡)』" 第44回日本人類学会日本民族学会連合大会記事. (1990)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『礁形成と人間居住〜マニヒキ、ラカハンガ環礁の考古学的調査から〜』" 第8回オセアニア学会研究大会記録. (1991)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『プカプカ島の語られる歴史』" 季刊オセアニア. 59. (1992)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『サンゴ礁の精神史』" 慶應義塾大学日吉オ-プンフォ-ラム. 18. (1992)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正: "『サンゴ礁の形成と人間居住』" 日本民族学会第27回研究大会要旨. (1992)

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  • [Publications] 近森 正,吉田 俊爾,岡島 格,山口 徹: "“Te Mata:Looking at the Past."" 慶應義塾大学文学部考古学民族学研究室, 1-45 (1991)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Archaeological Research on Pukapuka Atoll. (in Japanese)" Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the Anthropological Society of Nippon and the Japanese Society of Ethnology, 40th Session.(1986)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Cultural Adaptation Process of Atoll Environment in the Cook Islands. (in Japanese)" C. A. S. News Letter, Area Studies Center of Keio University.15. (1988)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Archaeological Research in the Cook Islands. (in Japanese)" Society for Southeast Asian Archaeology.8. (1988)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Archaeological Research in the Cook Islands in 1985. "(in Japanese)" C. A. S. News Letter, Area Studies Center of Keio University.18. (1988)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Archaeology on Pukapuka Atoll." Man and Culture in Oceania.3. (1988)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Culture and Ecology in the Historical Studies. (in Japanese)" Quaterly Anthropology.19-2. (1988)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Fishhooks as Funeral Object which is Symbolizing the Male Line. (in Japanese)" Quaterly Ethnology.12-4. (1988)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Oceania, It's My Homeland - Peopling in the Pacific -. (in Japanese)" History of the World.27. (1989)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Chiefdom Society of Atoll. (in Japanese)" C. A. S. News Letter, Area Studies Center of Keio University.24. (1989)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Dead Person and Fishhooks. - Ethno-Archaeology of Pukapuka Atoll -. (in Japanese)" The World of Archaeology. Tokyo.(1989)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Traditional Rules in the Island - Resource Management and Social Evolution on Pukapuka Atoll -. (in Japanese)" Archaeology and Ethnography. Tokyo.(1989)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Archaeological and Ethnological Researches in the Northern Cook Islands. (in Japanese)" Proceedings of Oceania Studies Meeting.(1990)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Marae in Mangaia Island. (in Japanese)" Occasional Papers of Dept. of Archaeology and Ethnology, Keio University.7. (1990)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Traditions for Survival - On the Ownership of Nassau Island -. (in Japanese)" Occasional Papers of Dept. of Archaeology and Ethnology, Keio University.7. (1990)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Reef Formation and Human Occupation. (in Japanese)" Proceeding of the Society for Oceania Studies, 8th Annual Meeting.(1991)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "History of Mind on the Reef Island. (in Japanese)" News Letter of Hiyoshi Open Forum. Keio University.18. (1992)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Oral History of Pukapuka Atoll. (in Japanese)" Quaterly Oceania.29. (1992)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: "Reef Formation and Human Occupancies. (in Japanese)" Japan Society for Ethnology, 27th Annual Meeting.(1992)

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  • [Publications] S. YOSHIDA.: "Skeletal Remains from Prehistoric Sites in Pukapuka, Cook Islands. (in Japanese)" Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the Anthropological Society of Nippon and the Japanese Society of Ethnology, 40th Session.(1986)

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  • [Publications] S. YOSHIDA.: "Diseases of Skeletal Remains Excavated from Prehistoric sites in the Cook Islands. (in Japanese)" Journal of the Society for Medical Science, Marianna University, School of Medicine.15-4. (1987)

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  • [Publications] S. YOSHIDA.: "Prehistoric Skull from Archaeological Sites in Pkapuka Atoll, the Cook Islands. (in Japanese)" Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the Anthropological Society of Nippon and the Japanese Society of Ethnology, 41st Session.(1987)

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  • [Publications] S. YOSHIDA.: "Anthropological Views of Pukapuka Atoll. (in Japanese)" C. A. S. News Letter, Area Studies Center of Keio University.29. (1989)

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  • [Publications] S. YOSHIDA.: "Prehistoric Skull from Pukapuka Atoll. (in Japanese)" Occasional Papers of the Dept. of Archaeology and Ethnology, Keio University.7. (1990)

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  • [Publications] T. OkAJIMA.: "Preliminary Report of the Archaeological Research in Tongareva (Penrhyn) Atoll. (in Japanese)" Occasional Papers of the Dept. of Archaeology and Ethnology, Keio University.7. (1990)

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  • [Publications] T. YAMAGUCHI.: "Marae of Tongareva Atoll, the Cook Islands. (in Japanese)" Proceeding for the Joint Meeting of the Anthropological Society of Nippon and the Japanese Society of Ethnology, 44th Session.(1990)

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  • [Publications] T. YAMAGUCHI.: "On the formation of Uneven Chiefdom Society in Western Polynesia. (in Japanese)" Occasional Papers of the Dept. of Archaeology and Ethnology, Keio University.7. (1991)

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  • [Publications] T. YAMAGUCHI.: "Preliminary Report of the Archaeological Research in Tongareva (Penrhyn) Atoll ; A Note on the Marae in Tongareva. (in Japanese)" Occasional Papers of the Dept. of Archaeology and Ethnology, Keio University.7. (1991)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI.: Yuzankaku. Tokyo.Ethno-Archaeological Studies on the Coral Island. (in Japanese), (1988)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI., S. YOSHIDA.: Department of Archaeology and Ethnology, Keio University.An Archaeological Survey of Pukapuka Atoll, 1985. (Preliminary Report). Occasional Papers Vol. 6., (1988)

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  • [Publications] M. CHIKAMORI., S. YOSHIDA., T. OKAJIMA., &T. YAMAGUCHI.: Department of Archaeology and Ethnology, Keio University.Looking at the Past., 1-45 (1991)

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