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Archaeology in Oceania archives from April 2008
Explaining fortifications in Indo-Pacific prehistory.(Report)
April 1, 2008... Abstract
This paper puts forward the premise that fortifications are uniquely suited to addressing questions of climatic variation and human response, as they are large, permanent repositories of human history, and also reflect behaviors...
Fortification as a human response to late Holocene climate change in East Timor.(Report)
April 1, 2008... Abstract
We present evidence for a significant shift in human landscape use in post 1000 AD East Timor towards fortified and defensively-oriented settlement sites. We propose a model of agents selecting to invest in fortification building...
Assessing the role of climate change and human predation on marine resources at the Fatu-ma-Futi site, Tutuila Island, American Samoa: an agent based model.(Report)
April 1, 2008... Abstract
In the tropical Pacific, climate change has been implicated as a causal variable in the development of a variety of social processes, including resource scarcity, cultural diversification, changes in spatial organization, and...
Apocalypse now (and avoid the rush): human dimensions of climate change in the Indo-Pacific.(Essay)
April 1, 2008... Abstract
This essay draws attention to a set of related alternatives to conventional archaeological approaches to climate change and cultural transformation. It canvasses concepts drawn from the 'new ecology', the study of societal...
Fishing in Pre-European New Zealand.(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Fishing in Pre-European New Zealand By Foss Leach New Zealand Journal of Archaeology Special Publication and Archaeofauna 15. 2006. ISBN 0-476-00864-6 Pp. iv+359. NZ$78.50+postage
Over the past 30 years, Foss Leach has become the premier...
Coastal Themes: An Archaeology of the Southern Curtis Coast.(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Coastal Themes: An Archaeology of the Southern Curtis Coast By Sean Ulm Terra Australis 24, ANU EPress, Canberra, 2006. ISBN 1 920942 93 9 (pbk) Price: $49.50 (print on demand); ISBN 1 920942 96 3 (web) Price: Free (without...
The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory.(Book review)
April 1, 2008... The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory By Graeme Barker Oxford University Press, 2006 ISBN 0019-928109-2 Pp. xvi + 598. UK80 [pounds sterling](hb)
In the last few years several books have sought to provide global or pan-regional reviews...
The First Boat People.(Book review)
April 1, 2008... The First Boat People By Stephen Webb Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology 47, Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 13 978-0-521-85656-0 Pp. 318. Price UK75 [pounds sterling].
It is unusual for an author to...
Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds.(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds By David W. Steadman University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2006. ISBN 0-226-77141-5, US$110 (hb); 0-226-77142-3, US$45 (pb), Pp. 594.
During his eight-year stay in the Malay Archipelago,...
Historical Archaeology: Why the Past Matters.(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Historical Archaeology: Why the Past Matters By Barbara Little Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, CA, 2007. ISBN-10 1-59874-022-5 (hb), UK40 [pounds sterling]; 1-59874-023-3 (pb), UK12.99 [pounds sterling], Pp. 160.
This book is from the new...