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The Oxford handbook of prehistoric Oceania

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  • Other Name

    Oxford handbooks (Series)

  • Description

    "The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania presents the archaeology, linguistics, environment and human biology of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. First colonized 50,000 years ago, Oceania witnessed the independent invention of agriculture, the construction of Easter Island's statues, and the development of the word's last archaic states."--Provided by publisher

  • Place
  • Other Id

    GN871 OXF 2018 (Library of Congress Call Number)

    92808 (Cat ID)

    92578 (Presto content ID)

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    • Object Type
    • Name/Title
      The Oxford handbook of prehistoric Oceania
    • Other Name

      Oxford handbooks (Series)

    • Primary Maker
    • Contributor/Publisher
      Oxford University Press
    • Place
    • Date
      2018?
    • Physical Description

      viii, 513 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

    • ISBN/ISSN
      9780199925070
      0199925070
      0197610765
      9780197610763
    • Language
      English
    • Level of Current Record
      Bib record
    • Member Object

      1 item in this collection. View all items.

    • Subject Category
    • Content
      The Archaeology of Prehistoric Oceania / Ethan E. Cochrane and Terry L. Hunt
      The Peopling of Sahul and Near Oceania / Sue O?Connor and Peter Hiscock
      The ?Austronesian? Dispersal in Island Southeast Asia: Steps Toward an Integrated Archaeological Perspective /Tim Denham
      New Guinea/ Peter White
      Research Issues in the Circum?New Guinea Islands / Jim Specht
      Understanding Lapita as History / John Edward Terrell
      The Chronology of Colonization in Remote Oceania / Timothy M. Rieth and Ethan E. Cochrane
      The Archaeology of Vanuatu: 3,000 Years of History across Islands of Ash and Coral / Stuart Bedford and Matthew Spriggs
      Archaeology of a Piece of Gondwanaland: The Past of New Caledonia / Christophe Sand
      Ancient Fiji: Melting Pot of the Southwest Pacific / Ethan E. Cochrane
      Tonga and Samoa in Oceanic Prehistory: Contemporary Debates and Personal Perspectives / David V. Burley and David J. Addison
      The Archaeology of Western Micronesia / Scott M. Fitzpatrick
      Archaeology of the Eastern Caroline Islands, Micronesia / J. Stephen Athens
      Linguistic Evidence as a Window into the Prehistory of Oceania / Andrew Pawley
      Coastal Landforms on Islands of Pacific Oceania / William R. Dickinson
      Colonization, Settlement, and Process in Central Eastern Polynesia / Jennifer G. Kahn
      The Prehistory of Hawai?i / Patrick V. Kirch
      The Prehistory of South Polynesia / Atholl Anderson
      The Archaeology of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) / Terry L. Hunt and Carl Lipo
      Settlement Pattern Studies in Polynesia: Past Projects, Current Progress, and Future Prospects / Alexander E. Morrison and John T. O?Connor
      Seafaring in Remote Oceania: Traditionalism and Beyond in Maritime Technology and Migration / Atholl Anderson
    • Public Access Text

      Includes bibliographical references and index

    • Collection Type
      Reading Room
    • Last Update
      06 Dec 2024

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