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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141820903321

Titolo

Oceanic explorations : Lapita and western Pacific settlement / / edited by Stuart Bedford, Christophe Sand and Sean P. Connaughton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, A.C.T. : , : ANU E Press, , ©2007

ISBN

9781921313332

9781921313325

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 299 pages : illustrations, maps)

Collana

Terra Australis ; ; 26

Altri autori (Persone)

ConnaughtonSean P

SandChristophe

BedfordStuart

Disciplina

995

Soggetti

Lapita culture

Excavations (Archaeology) - Melanesia

Excavations (Archaeology) - Polynesia

Anthropology

Melanesia Antiquities Congresses

Polynesia Antiquities Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Lapita comprises an archaeological horizon that is fundamental to the understanding of human colonisation and settlement of the Pacific as it is associated with the arrival of the common ancestors of the Polynesians and many Austronesian-speaking Melanesians more than 3000 years ago. While Lapita archaeology has captured the imagination and sustained the focus of archaeologists for more than 50 years, more recent discoveries have inspired renewed interpretations and assessments. Oceanic Explorations reports on a number of these latest discoveries and includes papers which reassess the Lapita phenomenon in light of this new data. They reflect on a broad range of interrelated themes including Lapita chronology, patterns of settlement, migration, interaction and exchange, ritual behaviour, sampling strategies and ceramic analyses, all of which relate to aspects highlighting both



advances and continuing impediments associated with Lapita research.