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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)

  • Department

Images and documents

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Catalogue

  • 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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