Archaeologies of Island Melanesia current approaches to landscapes, exchange and practice
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 exciti...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Acton, A.C.T. :
ANU Press
[2019]
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| Colección: | Open Research Library ebooks.
Terra Australis ; 51. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b45850744*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. 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 Bolé, Stéphanie Domergue, André-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 Szabó
- 11. Mummification of the human body as a vector of social link: The case of Faténaoué (New Caledonia) / Frédérique Valentin and Christophe Sand
- 12. Organic residue analysis and the role of Lapita pottery / Mathieu Leclerc, Karine Taché, Stuart Bedford and Matthew Spriggs
- 13. Technological process in pre-colonial Melanesia / Dylan Gaffney
- 14. A Melanesian view of archaeology in Vanuatu / Edson Willie.
