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

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 mar...

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Main Authors: Anderson, Atholl, J. Kennett, Douglas
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description 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.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-351432025-01-26T05:14:59Z Taking the High Ground: The archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia (Terra Australis 37) Anderson, Atholl J. Kennett, Douglas archaeology polynesia Charcoal Rapa Iti Rapa language Taxon thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1M Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands::1MK Oceania::1MKP Polynesia thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology::NKD Archaeology by period / region 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. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2013-11-19 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:51:03Z 2012 book 459880 OCN: 1030815682 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33568 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/35143 eng Terra Australis open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33568/1/459880.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33568/1/459880.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33568/1/459880.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33568/1/459880.pdf ANU Press 10.26530/OAPEN_459880 10.26530/OAPEN_459880 975ba519-3ce2-4517-95bf-b847729fbcf1 Canberra open access
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Anderson, Atholl
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Taking the High Ground: The archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia (Terra Australis 37)
title Taking the High Ground: The archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia (Terra Australis 37)
title_full Taking the High Ground: The archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia (Terra Australis 37)
title_fullStr Taking the High Ground: The archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia (Terra Australis 37)
title_full_unstemmed Taking the High Ground: The archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia (Terra Australis 37)
title_short Taking the High Ground: The archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia (Terra Australis 37)
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