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Zusatztext A brief review cannot do justice to the wealth of topics and local archaeological sequences detailed in this handbook, but all the essays are first-rate ... Recommended Informationen zum Autor Ethan Cochrane has conducted archaeological research in Oceania for the last twenty years including fieldwork in Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, Micronesia, Fiji, and Samoa. He was previously Lecturer at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. His research focuses on questions of colonization, ancient technology, and cultural evolution.Terry Hunt is an archaeologist whose research and teaching focus on historical environmental change and life on the islands of the Pacific Ocean. He has conducted archaeological research in the Pacific Islands for more than thirty years, including the Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, and Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Over the past sixteen years, his research on Rapa Nui has addressed questions concerning the trajectory of cultural and ecological changes, including the role of the colossal statues and monuments in ancient society. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: The Archaeology of Prehistoric Oceania, Ethan E. Cochrane and Terry L. Hunt Chapter 2: The Peopling of Sahul and Near Oceania, Sue O'Connor and Peter Hiscock Chapter 3: The "Austronesian" Dispersal in Island Southeast Asia: Steps toward an Integrated Archaeological Perspective, Tim Denham Chapter 4: New Guinea, Peter White Chapter 5: Research Issues in the Circum-New Guinea Islands, J. Specht Chapter 6: Understanding Lapita as History, John Edward Terrell Chapter 7: The Chronology of Colonization in Remote Oceania, Timothy Rieth and Ethan E Cochrane Chapter 8: The Archaeology of Vanuatu: 3,000 Year of History across Islands of Ash and Coral, Stuart Bedford and Matthew Spriggs Chapter 9: Archaeology of a Piece of Gondwanaland: The Past of New Caledonia, Christophe Sand Chapter 10: Fiji: Ancient Melting Pot of the Pacific, Ethan E. Cochrane Chapter 11: Tonga and S?moa in Pacific Prehistory: Contemporary Debates and Personal Perspectives, David B. Burley and David J. Addison Chapter 12: The Archaeology of Western Micronesia, Scott M. Fitzpatrick Chapter 13: Archaeology of the Eastern Caroline Islands, Micronesia, J. Stephen Athens Chapter 14: Linguistic Evidence as a Window in the Prehistory of Oceania, Andrew Pawley Chapter 15: Coastal Landforms on Islands of Pacific Oceania, William R. Dickinson Chapter 16: Colonization, Settlement, and Process in Central Eastern Polynesia, Jennifer G. Kahn Chapter 17: The Prehistory of Hawai'i, Patrick V. Kirch Chapter 18: The Prehistory of South Polynesia, Atholl Anderson Chapter 20: The Archaeology of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Terry L. Hunt and Carl Lipo Chapter 21: Settlement Pattern Studies in Polynesia: Past Projects, Current Progress, and Future Prospects, Alexander E. Morrison and John T. O'Connor Chapter 22: Seafaring in Remote Oceania: Traditionalism and Beyond in Maritime Technology and Migration, Atholl Anderson ...
