Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific

When James Boswell famously lamented the irrationality of war in 1777, he noted the universality of conflict across history and across space – even reaching what he described as the gentle and benign southern ocean nations. This volume discusses archaeological evidence of conflict from those souther...

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description When James Boswell famously lamented the irrationality of war in 1777, he noted the universality of conflict across history and across space – even reaching what he described as the gentle and benign southern ocean nations. This volume discusses archaeological evidence of conflict from those southern oceans, from Palau and Guam, to Australia, Vanuatu and Tonga, the Marquesas, Easter Island and New Zealand. The evidence for conflict and warfare encompasses defensive earthworks on Palau, fortifications on Tonga, and intricate pa sites in New Zealand. It reports evidence of reciprocal sacrifice to appease deities in several island nations, and skirmishes and smaller scale conflicts, including in Easter Island. This volume traces aspects of colonial-era conflict in Australia and frontier battles in Vanuatu, and discusses depictions of World War II materiel in the rock art of Arnhem Land. Among the causes and motives discussed in these papers are pressure on resources, the ebb and flow of significant climate events, and the significant association of conflict with culture contact. The volume, necessarily selective, eclectic and wide-ranging, includes an incisive introduction that situates the evidence persuasively in the broader scholarship addressing the history of human warfare.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-797972025-07-30T11:55:19Z Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific Clarke, Geoffrey Litster, Mirani Palau Guam Australia Vanuatu Tonga Marquesas Easter Island New Zealand defensive earthworks fortifications colonial-era conflict frontier battles human warfare thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHM Australasian and Pacific history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHM Australasian and Pacific history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology When James Boswell famously lamented the irrationality of war in 1777, he noted the universality of conflict across history and across space – even reaching what he described as the gentle and benign southern ocean nations. This volume discusses archaeological evidence of conflict from those southern oceans, from Palau and Guam, to Australia, Vanuatu and Tonga, the Marquesas, Easter Island and New Zealand. The evidence for conflict and warfare encompasses defensive earthworks on Palau, fortifications on Tonga, and intricate pa sites in New Zealand. It reports evidence of reciprocal sacrifice to appease deities in several island nations, and skirmishes and smaller scale conflicts, including in Easter Island. This volume traces aspects of colonial-era conflict in Australia and frontier battles in Vanuatu, and discusses depictions of World War II materiel in the rock art of Arnhem Land. Among the causes and motives discussed in these papers are pressure on resources, the ebb and flow of significant climate events, and the significant association of conflict with culture contact. The volume, necessarily selective, eclectic and wide-ranging, includes an incisive introduction that situates the evidence persuasively in the broader scholarship addressing the history of human warfare. 2022-03-29T04:01:23Z 2022-03-29T04:01:23Z 2022-03-28T15:34:09Z 2022 book ONIX_20220328_9781760464899_39 OCN: 1298875749 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/53658 9781760464899 9781760464882 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/79797 eng Terra Australis open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53658/1/book.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53658/1/book.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53658/1/book.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53658/1/book.pdf ANU Press ANU Press 10.22459/TA54.2021 10.22459/TA54.2021 975ba519-3ce2-4517-95bf-b847729fbcf1 9781760464899 9781760464882 ANU Press 280 Canberra open access
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Guam
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Easter Island
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colonial-era conflict
frontier battles
human warfare
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Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific
title Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific
title_full Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific
title_fullStr Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific
title_full_unstemmed Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific
title_short Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific
title_sort archaeological perspectives on conflict and warfare in australia and the pacific
topic Palau
Guam
Australia
Vanuatu
Tonga
Marquesas
Easter Island
New Zealand
defensive earthworks
fortifications
colonial-era conflict
frontier battles
human warfare
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Guam
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Vanuatu
Tonga
Marquesas
Easter Island
New Zealand
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fortifications
colonial-era conflict
frontier battles
human warfare
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