
Taking the High Ground
The Archaeology of Rapa, a Fortified Island in Remote East Polynesia
ANU Press
Published on 30. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-922144-24-9 (ISBN)
Description
This volume brings the remote and little known island of Rapa firmly to the forefront of Polynesian archaeology. Thirteen authors contribute 14 chapters, covering not only the basic archaeology of coastal sites, rock shelters, and fortifications, but faunal remains, agricultural development, and marine exploitation. The results, presented within a chronology framed by Bayesian analysis, are set against a background of ethnohistory and ethnology. Highly unusual in tropical Polynesian archaeology are descriptions of artefacts of perishable material. Taking the High Ground provides important insights into how a group of Polynesian settlers adapted to an isolated and in some ways restrictive environment.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Canberra
Australia
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
939 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-922144-24-9 (9781922144249)
DOI
10.22459/TA37.11.2012
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