Oceanic explorations: Lapita and western Pacific settlement

"Lapita comprises an archaeological horizon that is fundamental to the understanding of human colonisation and settlement of the Pacific as it is associated with the arrival of the common ancestors of the Polynesians and many Austronesian-speaking Melanesians more than 3000 years ago. While Lap...

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Corporate Author: Oceanic Explorations Conference (Author)
Other Authors: Bedford, Stuart (Editor), Connaughton, Sean P. (Editor), Sand, Christophe (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Canberra, A.C.T. ANU E Press [2007]
Series:Terra Australis 26
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"Lapita comprises an archaeological horizon that is fundamental to the understanding of human colonisation and settlement of the Pacific as it is associated with the arrival of the common ancestors of the Polynesians and many Austronesian-speaking Melanesians more than 3000 years ago. While Lapita archaeology has captured the imagination and sustained the focus of archaeologists for more than 50 years, more recent discoveries have inspired renewed interpretations and assessments. Oceanic Explorations reports on a number of these latest discoveries and includes papers which reassess the Lapita phenomenon in light of this new data. They reflect on a broad range of interrelated themes including Lapita chronology, patterns of settlement, migration, interaction and exchange, ritual behaviour, sampling strategies and ceramic analyses, all of which relate to aspects highlighting both advances and continuing impediments associated with Lapita research."--Publisher's description
Item Description:Papers evolved from the Oceanic Explorations Conference held at Nukuʼalofa, Tonga, Aug. 1-7, 2005
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 299 Seiten illustrations, maps
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
ISBN:0975122916
1921313323
1921313331
9780975122914
9781921313325
9781921313332

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