Taking the high ground : the archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia

Weitere Verfasser: Anderson, Atholl.
Kennett, Douglas J.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Canberra, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2012.
Umfang/Format: 288 p. : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
Also available in an electronic version (Open Access) via the Internet at the publisher's home page: http://epress.anu.edu.au
Schriftenreihe: Terra Australis ; 37
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Archaeological research on Rapa Island, French Polynesia / Atholl Anderson, Douglas J. Kennett and Eric Conte
  • 'Dwelling carelessly, quiet and secure': a brief ethnohistory of Rapa Island, French Polynesia, AD 1791-1840 / Atholl Anderson
  • Archaeology of the coastal sites on Rapa Island / Atholl Anderson
  • The archaeobotany of Rapan rockshelter deposits / Matiu Prebble and Atholl Anderson
  • Cordage from Rapan archaeological sites / Judith Cameron
  • Bird, reptile and mammal remains from archaeological sites on Rapa Island / Alan J. D. Tennyson and Atholl Anderson
  • Prehistoric fishing on Rapa Island / Yolanda Vogel and Atholl Anderson
  • The Tangarutu invertebrate fauna / Katherine Szabó and Atholl Anderson
  • Marine resource exploitation on Rapa Island: archaeology, material culture and ethnography / Katherine Szabó, Yolanda Vogel and Atholl Anderson
  • Palaeobotany and the early development of agriculture on Rapa Island / Matiu Prebble and Atholl Anderson
  • A Bayesian AMS ¹⁴C chronology for the colonisation and fortification of Rapa Island / Douglas J. Kennett, Brendan J. Culleton, Atholl Anderson and John Southon
  • The archaeology of Rapan fortifications / Douglas J. Kennett and Sarah B. McClure
  • Rapan agroecology and population estimates / Jacob Bartruff, Douglas J. Kennett and Bruce Winterhalder
  • The prehistory of Rapa Island / Atholl Anderson, Douglas J. Kennett and Eric Conte
  • Appendices.