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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The story of Micronesia is one of fluidity and fusion. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rail fei, latte sets, latte sites, lure shanks, shell artefacts, latte stones, palaeoenvironmental evidence, shell adzes, archaeological data recovery, outer islanders, archaeological anthropology, coastal progradation, portable artefacts, hilltop enclosures, earliest deposits, pounding stones, limestone islands, stone money, high islands, archaeological deposits, island colonization, fringing reef, coral rubble, stone discs, house platforms Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nan Madol, Latte Period, South-East Asia, New Guinea, Second World War, Lela Ruins, Republic of Kiribati, Easter Island, House of Taga, Transitional Period, Tumon Bay, Nan Douwas, New Zealand, Rapa Nui, Bismarck Archipelago, William Lessa, American Micronesia, Near Oceania, Reed Smith, Republic of Belau, Sleeping Lady, Trust Territory, Ulithi Atoll, Andesite Line, Chunk Lagoon New!
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The story of Micronesia is one of fluidity and fusion. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rail fei, latte sets, latte sites, lure shanks, shell artefacts, latte stones, palaeoenvironmental evidence, shell adzes, archaeological data recovery, outer islanders, archaeological anthropology, coastal progradation, portable artefacts, hilltop enclosures, earliest deposits, pounding stones, limestone islands, stone money, high islands, archaeological deposits, island colonization, fringing reef, coral rubble, stone discs, house platforms Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nan Madol, Latte Period, South-East Asia, New Guinea, Second World War, Lela Ruins, Republic of Kiribati, Easter Island, House of Taga, Transitional Period, Tumon Bay, Nan Douwas, New Zealand, Rapa Nui, Bismarck Archipelago, William Lessa, American Micronesia, Near Oceania, Reed Smith, Republic of Belau, Sleeping Lady, Trust Territory, Ulithi Atoll, Andesite Line, Chunk Lagoon New!
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- A Pattern of Islands by Sir Arthur Grimble on page 232, page 235, and Back Matter
- Historical Ecology in the Pacific Islands: Prehistoric Environmental and Landscape Change by Mr. Patrick V. Kirch in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Pattern of Islands by Grimble on page 232, page 235, and Back Matter
- Vikings of the Sunrise by Peter H. Buck on page 66, and Back Matter
- Tungaru Traditions: Writings on the Atoll Culture of the Gilbert Islands (Pacific Islands Monograph Series) by Arthur Francis Grimble in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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