TY - BOOK
T1 - Taking the High Ground (Terra Australis 37) The archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia
AU - Anderson, Atholl
AU - Kennett, Douglas J
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This volume brings the remote and little known island of Rapa firmly to the forefront of Polynesian archaeology. Thirteen authors contribute 14 chapters, covering not only the basic archaeology of coastal sites, rock shelters, and fortifications, but faunal remains, agricultural development, and marine exploitation. The results, presented within a chronology framed by Bayesian analysis, are set against a background of ethnohistory and ethnology. Highly unusual in tropical Polynesian archaeology are descriptions of artefacts of perishable material. Taking the High Ground provides important insights into how a group of Polynesian settlers adapted to an isolated and in some ways restrictive environment.
AB - This volume brings the remote and little known island of Rapa firmly to the forefront of Polynesian archaeology. Thirteen authors contribute 14 chapters, covering not only the basic archaeology of coastal sites, rock shelters, and fortifications, but faunal remains, agricultural development, and marine exploitation. The results, presented within a chronology framed by Bayesian analysis, are set against a background of ethnohistory and ethnology. Highly unusual in tropical Polynesian archaeology are descriptions of artefacts of perishable material. Taking the High Ground provides important insights into how a group of Polynesian settlers adapted to an isolated and in some ways restrictive environment.
U2 - 10.22459/TA37.11.2012
DO - 10.22459/TA37.11.2012
M3 - Edited Book
SN - 9781922144249
VL - 1
BT - Taking the High Ground (Terra Australis 37) The archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia
PB - ANU ePress
CY - Canberra Australia
ER -