atoll archaeology, religious structure, tupua (Other Keyword)
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A comparative analysis of a traditional western Polynesian tupua at Swains Island, American Samoa. (2015)
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In 2013 an archaeological survey was conducted on Swains Island, American Samoa, a remote atoll in western Polynesian. This paper presents a comparative analysis of a traditional Polynesian religious structure known as a tupua that was identified and documented during the survey. The tupua is a unique structure when compared to other religious structures that have been described in the archaeological and ethnohistorical literature. However, analysis shows that individual structural features are...