LEADER 04189 am 22005773u 450 001 9910340845103321 005 20201104135758.0 010 $a1-76046-303-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000009152756 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5888403 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/38315 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009152756 100 $a20190918h20192019 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aArchaeologies of Island Melanesia $ecurrent approaches to landscapes, exchange and practice /$fedited by Mathieu Leclerc and James Flexner 210 $cANU Press$d2019 210 1$aActon ACT :$cAustralian National University Press,$d[2019] 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (227 pages) 225 1 $aTerra australis ;$v51 311 $a1-76046-302-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a1. Complexities and diversity in archaeologies of Island Melanesia / James Flexner and Mathieu Leclerc -- 2. Towards a history of Melanesian archaeological practices / Matthew Spriggs -- 3. Saltwater and bush in New Georgia, Solomon Islands: Exchange relations, agricultural intensification and limits to social complexity / Tim Bayliss-Smith, Matthew Prebble and Stephen Manebosa -- 4. From test pits to big-scale archaeology in New Caledonia, southern Melanesia / Christophe Sand, David Baret, Jacques Bole?, Ste?phanie Domergue, Andre?-John Ouetcho and Jean-Marie Wadrawane -- 5. The complexity of monumentality in Melanesia: Mixed messages from Vanuatu / Stuart Bedford -- 6. Reconsidering the 'Neolithic' at Manim rock shelter, Wurup Valley, Papua New Guinea /Tim Denham -- 7. Axes of entanglement in the New Georgia group, Solomon Islands / Tim Thomas -- 8. Four hundred years of niche construction in the western Solomon Islands / Peter Sheppard -- 9. Sustenance and sustainability: Food remains and contact sites in Vanuatu / James Flexner, Edson Willie and Mark Horrocks -- 10. From gathering to discard and beyond: Ethnoarchaeological studies on shellfishing practices in the Solomon Islands / Annette Oertle and Katherine Szabo? -- 11. Mummification of the human body as a vector of social link: The case of Fate?naoue? (New Caledonia) / Fre?de?rique Valentin and Christophe Sand -- 12. Organic residue analysis and the role of Lapita pottery / Mathieu Leclerc, Karine Tache?, Stuart Bedford and Matthew Spriggs -- 13. Technological process in pre-colonial Melanesia / Dylan Gaffney -- 14. A Melanesian view of archaeology in Vanuatu / Edson Willie. 330 $aIsland Melanesia is a remarkable region in many respects, from its great ecological and linguistic diversity, to the complex histories of settlement and interaction spanning from the Pleistocene to the present. Archaeological research in Island Melanesia is currently going through a vibrant phase of exciting new discoveries and challenging debates about questions that apply far beyond the region. This volume draws together a variety of current perspectives in regional archaeology for Island Melanesia, focusing on Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. It features both high-level theoretical approaches and rigorous data-driven case studies covering recent research in landscape archaeology, exchange and material culture, and cultural practices. 410 0$aTerra Australis ;$v51. 606 $aArchaeology$zMelanesia 607 $aMelanesia$xCivilization 607 $aOceania$xCivilization 607 $aMelanesia$xAntiquities 607 $aOceania$xAntiquities 610 $aarchaeology 610 $aMelanesia 610 $aarchaeological theory 610 $aarchaeological practice 610 $acultural practices 615 0$aArchaeology 676 $a994.01 700 $aLeclerc$b Mathieu$0975048 702 $aLeclerc$b Mathieu 702 $aFlexner$b James 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910340845103321 996 $aArchaeologies of Island Melanesia$92220177 997 $aUNINA