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This book is a state-of-the-art introduction to the archaeology of Oceania, covering both Australia and the Pacific Islands. The first text to provide integrated treatment of the archaeologies of Australia and the Pacific Islands; Enables readers to form a coherent overview of cultural developments across the region as a whole
The focus is on island cultures and societies, the process of their historical formation, the analysis of human-nature interaction, and the general and specific features of the development of individual island communities throughout history.
The book explores the way in which a distinctive national culture was built up between 1901 and the outbreak of World War Two, and how that culture has been modified and challenged in the postwar era.
2 Μαρ 2022 · The Cambridge History of Australia offers a comprehensive view of Australian history from its pre-European origins to the present day. Over two volumes, this major work of reference tells the nation's social, political and cultural story.
University of Hawaii Press, Feb 1, 1989 - Social Science - 1264 pages. "Part 1 of the book...deals with the geography of the region and with the biological, linguistic, and archaeological...
28 Μαΐ 2021 · We review the evidence for the settlement of Australia and Oceania focusing on population history prior to the arrival of Europeans. Topics discussed include archaic admixture in the ancestors of Aboriginal Australians and New Guinea Highlanders and gene flow from India to Australia.
Oceania combines surveys of prehistory and history with careful discussions of cultural patterns and problems arising out of contemporary political and economic change. Many of the issues...
