Australasia

Lesley Head; H Allen; Tim Denham; Richard Fullagar

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199271016.013.0028

Australasia

Lesley Head, H Allen, Tim Denham, Richard Fullagar

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This article examines the archaeology of Australasia. It explains that Australasia comprises Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand and it conflates geographical, colonial, and national boundaries and delineations in ways that on the face of things have little to do with prehistoric lifeways. This article discusses the nature of environmental change relevant to occupation, the dating of initial colonisation, and the human impacts associated with colonization. It also compares colonization and the impacts of debate in Sahul and New Zealand and discusses the archaeological cultural sequence in New Zealand.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford handbook of archaeology
Editors	Barry Cunliffe, Chris Gosden, Rosemary A. Joyce
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	866-897
Volume	1
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191743443
ISBN (Print)	9780199271016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199271016.013.0028
Publication status	Published - 2009

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