Drawing on a wide range of archaeological, anthropological and historical sources, Paul Rainbird surveys the development of Micronesia, from the earliest process of human colonization, within the broader context of Pacific Island studies. Addressing contemporary debates around processes of colonization, social organization, environmental change and the interpretation of material culture, this book will be essential reading for any scholar with an interest in the archaeology of the Pacific.
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This is the first book-length archaeological study of Micronesia, an island group in the Western Pacific Ocean. Drawing on a wide range of archaeological, anthropological and historical sources, the author surveys the development of these islands, beginning with the earliest process of human colonisation, and places this within the broader context of Pacific Island studies. Addressing contemporary debates around processes of colonisation, social organisation, environmental change and the interpretation of material culture, this book will be essential reading for any scholar with an interest in the archaeology of the Pacific.
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plain ware, fusing islands, latte sets, latte sites, shell artefacts, latte stones, atoll groups, shell adzes, outer islanders, archaeological anthropology, palaeoenvironmental evidence, coastal progradation, portable artefacts, earliest deposits, pounding stones, limestone islands, archaeological deposits, high islands, stone money, fringing reef, cultural deposits, coral rubble Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nan Madol, Caroline Islands, Chuuk Lagoon, Latte Period, Mariana Islands, South-East Asia, New Guinea, Second World War, Nan Douwas, Republic of Kiribati, Easter Island, William Lessa, Tumon Bay, Lela Ruins, Early Period, House of Taga, Transitional Period, American Micronesia, Rapa Nui, New Zealand, Reed Smith, Palau Archipelago, Southwest Islands, Andesite Line, Kwajalein Atoll Browse Sample Pages:
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plain ware, fusing islands, latte sets, latte sites, shell artefacts, latte stones, atoll groups, shell adzes, outer islanders, archaeological anthropology, palaeoenvironmental evidence, coastal progradation, portable artefacts, earliest deposits, pounding stones, limestone islands, archaeological deposits, high islands, stone money, fringing reef, cultural deposits, coral rubble Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nan Madol, Caroline Islands, Chuuk Lagoon, Latte Period, Mariana Islands, South-East Asia, New Guinea, Second World War, Nan Douwas, Republic of Kiribati, Easter Island, William Lessa, Tumon Bay, Lela Ruins, Early Period, House of Taga, Transitional Period, American Micronesia, Rapa Nui, New Zealand, Reed Smith, Palau Archipelago, Southwest Islands, Andesite Line, Kwajalein Atoll Browse Sample Pages:
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