Oceanic migration : paths, sequence, timing and range of prehistoric migration in the Pacific and In...
Oceanic migration : paths, sequence, timing and range of prehistoric migration in the Pacific and In...
Oceanic migration : paths, sequence, timing and range of prehistoric migration in the Pacific and Indian Oceans / Charles E.M. Pearce, Frances M. Pearce.
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Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2010.
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N304.896/1
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English
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Physical content
xxiv, 401 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
The genetic context -- The oceanographic context -- Transoceanic trade and migration. 1 -- Transoceanic trade and migration. 2 -- Transoceanic voyaging in the Pacific -- The horticultural context -- Transoceanic trading in two oceans -- Exploration strategies, settlement sequence and evolution of ca...
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Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2010.
Date Published
c2010.
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Summary
"This book tracks the progress of the prehistoric influx of population into the Pacific region, the last set of migrations involved in peopling the planet that saw the colonization of islands stretching across a quarter of the globe: from Madagascar in the west to Easter Island in the east, from Hawaii in the North to New Zealand in the south. The...
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Oceanic migration : paths, sequence, timing and range of prehistoric migration in the Pacific and Indian Oceans / Charles E.M. Pearce, Frances M. Pearce.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2010.
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N304.896/1
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74VKv6WrqJVO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKv6WrqJVO
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9048138264 (e-ISBN)
9789048138258 (hbk.)
9048138256 (hbk.)
9789048138265 (eISBN)
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304.89600901
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991021468989702626
