| Description |
1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Terra Australis ; 37 |
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Terra Australis ; 37.
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| Contents |
1. Archaeological research on Rapa Island, French Polynesia -- 2. 'Dwelling carelessly, quiet and secure' A brief ethnohistory of Rapa Island, French Polynesia, AD 1791-1840 -- 3. Archaeology of the coastal sites on Rapa Island -- 4. The archaeobotany of Rapan rockshelter deposits -- 5. Cordage from Rapan archaeological sites -- 6. Bird, reptile and mammal remains from archaeological sites on Rapa Island -- 7. Prehistoric fishing on Rapa Island -- 8. The Tangarutu invertebrate fauna -- 9. Marine resource exploitation on Rapa Island -- 10. Palaeobotany and the early development of agriculture on Rapa Island -- 11. A Bayesian AMS 14C chronology for the colonisation and fortification of Rapa Island -- 12. The archaeology of Rapan fortifications -- 13. Rapan agroecology and population estimates -- 14. The prehistory of Rapa Islan |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from online PDF (viewed on Jan. 7, 2013) |
| Subject |
Archaeology -- Rapa Island
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Antiquities
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Archaeology
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History & Archaeology.
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Regions & Countries - Australia & Pacific Islands - Oceania.
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| SUBJECT |
Rapa Island -- Antiquities
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| Subject |
French Polynesia -- Rapa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Anderson, Atholl, editor.
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Kennett, Douglas J., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781922144256 |
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1922144258 |
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