Einband:
Kartonierter Einband
Untertitel:
Archaeological Approaches to Evolution and Transformation
Autor:
Patrick Vinton Kirch
Herausgeber:
Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsdatum:
29.11.2008
Klappentext The evolution of complex Oceanic chiefdoms into something very much like classic 'archaic states'! are authoritatively surveyed here. Zusammenfassung Concentrating their attention on the Pacific Islands! the contributors to this book show how the tightly focused social and economic systems of islands offer archaeologists a series of unique opportunities for tracking and explaining prehistoric change. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: the archaeology of island societies Patrick V. Kirch; 2. Landscape, land use and political transformation in southern Melanesia Matthew Spriggs; 3. Conceptual and substantive issues in Fijian prehistory Terry L. Hunt; 4. Exchange systems and inter-island contact in the transformation of an island society: the Tikopia case Patrick V. Kirch; 5. The role of competition and cooperation in the evolution of island societies George J. Gumerman; 6. Some basic components of the Ancestral Polynesian settlement system: building blocks for more complex Polynesian societies R. C. Green; 7. Social evolution in ancient Hawaii Robert J. Hommon; 8. The socio-political structure of the southern coastal area of Easter Island: AD 1300 1864 Christopher M. Stevenson; 9. Turtles, priests and the afterworld: a study in the iconographic interpretation of Polynesian petroglyphs Barry Rolett; References; Index.
Zusammenfassung
Concentrating their attention on the Pacific Islands, the contributors to this book show how the tightly focused social and economic systems of islands offer archaeologists a series of unique opportunities for tracking and explaining prehistoric change.
Inhalt
1. Introduction: the archaeology of island societies Patrick V. Kirch; 2. Landscape, land use and political transformation in southern Melanesia Matthew Spriggs; 3. Conceptual and substantive issues in Fijian prehistory Terry L. Hunt; 4. Exchange systems and inter-island contact in the transformation of an island society: the Tikopia case Patrick V. Kirch; 5. The role of competition and cooperation in the evolution of island societies George J. Gumerman; 6. Some basic components of the Ancestral Polynesian settlement system: building blocks for more complex Polynesian societies R. C. Green; 7. Social evolution in ancient Hawaii Robert J. Hommon; 8. The socio-political structure of the southern coastal area of Easter Island: AD 1300 1864 Christopher M. Stevenson; 9. Turtles, priests and the afterworld: a study in the iconographic interpretation of Polynesian petroglyphs Barry Rolett; References; Index.
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