This book offers the only synthesis of early-period Marianas
archaeology, marking the first human settlement of Remote Oceania
about 1500 B.C. In these remote islands of the northwest Pacific
Ocean, archaeological discoveries now can define the oldest site
contexts, dating, and artifacts of a Neolithic (late stone-age)
people. This ancient settlement was accomplished by the world s
longest open-ocean voyage in human history at its time, more than
2000 km from any contemporary populated area. This work brings the
isolated Mariana Islands into the forefront of scientific research
of how people first settled Remote Oceania, further important for
understanding long-distance human migration in general. Given this
significance, the early Marianas sites deserve close attention that
has been awkwardly missing until now. The author draws on his years
of intensive field research to define the earliest Marianas sites
in scientific detail but accessible for broad readership. It covers
three major topics: 1) situating the ancient sites in their
original environmental contexts; 2) inventory of the early-period
sites and their dating; and 3) the full range of pottery, stone
tools, shell ornaments, and other artifacts. The work concludes
with discussing the impacts of the findings on Asia-Pacific
archaeology and on human global migration studies.
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