Archaeology of Pacific Oceania, now in its second edition, offers a
state-of-the-art and fully detailed chronological narrative of how
Pacific Oceania came to be inhabited over a long time scale, posing
fundamental questions both for Pacific Oceania and for global
archaeology. The Pacific Ocean covers 165 million sq. km, nearly
one-third of the world’s total surface area, yet its thousands of
islands and their diverse cultural histories are scarcely known to
the other two-thirds of the world. This book asks how and why did
this vast sea of islands come to be inhabited over the last several
millennia, transcending significant change in ecology, demography,
and society? What were the roles of overseas contacts in the
development of social networks, economic trade, and population
dynamics? What can any or all of the thousands of islands offer as
ideal model systems for comprehending globally significant issues
of human-environment relations and coping with changing
circumstances of natural and cultural history? What do the island
archaeology records reveal about coastal setting as part of the
larger human experience? How does Pacific Oceanic archaeology
relate with a larger Asia-Pacific context or with the scope of
world archaeology? The new second edition of Archaeology of Pacific
Oceania addresses these questions and more, providing an updated
synthesis of this important region. Archaeology of Pacific Oceania
is for scholars of Asia-Pacific archaeology and anthropology and
will support students investigating the archaeology of Pacific
Oceania.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge World Archaeology |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
First published: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Mike T. Carson
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 189mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
520 |
Edition: |
2nd edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-248640-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-03-248640-6 |
Barcode: |
9781032486406 |
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