Results to date More than 400 XRF analyses of artefacts and source rocks have been completed, some of which have been described from petrographic thin-sections. Interaction spheres have recently been defined for Polynesia by plotting the distribution of imported adze material. Work in Progress Collecting source rocks from throughout Polynesia is a high priority as the geochemical variability is known for only a few basalt quarries. Artefacts from archaeological fieldwork conducted recently on Moloka'i and Maui, Hawaiian Islands. Publications Weisler, M.I. 1998.
Geochemical tools track Polynesian prehistory.
American Anthropological Association Newsletter , Sept, page 11. Weisler, M. I. 1998. Hard evidence for prehistoric interaction in Polynesia. Weisler, M.I. and Clague, D. A. 1998. Advances in Archaeological Museum Science, volume 3, M.S. Shackley ed.