Description |
1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations, map. |
Series |
Terra Australis ; 37 |
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Terra Australis ; 37.
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Note |
Online resource; title from online PDF (viewed on Jan. 7, 2013). |
Contents |
Preliminary; 1. Archaeological research on Rapa Island, French Polynesia; 2. 'Dwelling carelessly, quiet and secure' A brief ethnohistory of Rapa Island, French Polynesia, AD 1791-1840; 3. Archaeology of the coastal siteson Rapa Island; 4. The archaeobotany of Rapan rockshelter deposits; 5. Cordage from Rapan archaeological sites; 6. Bird, reptile and mammal remains from archaeological sites on Rapa Island; 7. Prehistoric fishing on Rapa Island; 8. The Tangarutu invertebrate fauna; 9. Marine resource exploitation on Rapa Island. |
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10. Palaeobotany and the early development of agriculture on Rapa Island11. A Bayesian AMS 14C chronology for the colonisation and fortification of Rapa Island; 12. The archaeology of Rapan fortifications; 13. Rapan agroecology and population estimates; 14. The prehistory of Rapa Island; Appendices. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Subject |
Archaeology -- French Polynesia -- Rapa.
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Rapa (French Polynesia) -- Antiquities.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00810745
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Archaeology. (OCoLC)fst00812938
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French Polynesia -- Rapa.
(OCoLC)fst01265741
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Added Author |
Anderson, Atholl, editor.
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Kennett, Douglas J., editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Taking the high ground. Canberra : ANU E Press, ©2012 9781922144249 (OCoLC)812699353 |
ISBN |
9781922144256 (electronic bk.) |
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1922144258 (electronic bk.) |
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9781922144249 |
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192214424X |
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