Prehistory in the Pacific Islands

In a fresh and stimulating study that brings to bear a wide range of data drawn from anthropology, archaeology, geography, biogeography, human ecology and linguistics, Dr. Terrell poses a whole series of unfolding and interlinked questions about prehistoric life in the Pacific that effectively unite the human imagination with logical and empirical methods of evaluation.

Riassunto

A study of the diversity of the Pacific Islanders in biology, language and custom. The work takes into account Polynesians, Micronesians, Melanesians, Australians and South-East Asians.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Terrell John E., John E. Terrell, Terrell John E.
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.05.1988
• EAN: 9780521369565
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36956-5
• Dimensioni: 174 mm x 247 mm x 16 mm
• Peso: 570 g
• Illustrazioni: Worked examples or Exercises
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; prehistory, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Oceania, Polynesia, CE period up to c 1500, Australasian & Pacific history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Australasian and Pacific history, Pacific Ocean, History of other geographical groupings and regions, History of other lands