Taking the High Ground: The archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia (Terra Australis 37)

• Huvudskapare: Anderson, Atholl (auth)
• Övriga skapare: J. Kennett, Douglas (auth)
• Materialtyp: Elektronisk Bokavsnitt
• Språk: engelska
• Publicerad: Canberra ANU Press 2012
• Serie: Terra Australis 37
• Ämnen: Polynesia; Archaeology by period / region; archaeology; polynesia; Charcoal; Rapa Iti; Rapa language; Taxon
• Länkar: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Sammanfattning

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.

ISBN

OAPEN_459880

Tillgång

Open Access