On the Margins of Sustainability

Archaeological report on the prehistoric remains on Utrok Atoll, part of the most dispersed island group in the Pacific which was formed approximately 3,000 years ago. A methodology for excavating atolls and an overview of Utrok's archaeological landscape are followed by analyses of test pits excavated at five habitation sites across the island. Weisler also looks at assemblages of worked shell, stone tools, worked bone and ornaments as well as a wide variety of floral and faunal remains which provide valuable information about subsistence on this remote island.