Comparative island archaeologies
By: edited by James Conolly, Matthew Campbell.
Contributors: Conolly, James, 1968-; Campbell, Matthew, 1959-
Series: BAR international series -- 1829
Publisher: Archaeopress
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9781407303130
Subjects: Island archaeology
Description: "The four themes of seafaring and voyaging, colonization and abandonment, human ecology, and social interaction are explored in detail in the papers in this volume using data from the Pacific, the Caribbean, the North Sea and the Mediterranean. These papers, both individually and collectively, demonstrate why island archaeology remains a vibrant and relevant part of archaeological discourse. Clearly, islands are neither peripheral nor isolates in the context of their diverse histories, nor are they peripheral in the context of their contribution to archaeological thought"--Publisher's web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Preface: Comparative island archaeologies / Matthew Campbell and James Conolly; title: Risk management and variability in irrigation and agricultural production on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands / David J. Addison; title: Resource competition between pigs and humans: isotopic evidence from Aitutaki, Cook Islands / Jacqueline A. Craig; title: Insular models of technical change: Sumatra, Nias and Siberut (Indonesia) / Dominique Guillaud, Hubert Forestier and Harry Truman Simanjunta; title: What exactly is a fish trap? Methodological issues for the study of aboriginal intertidal rock wall fish traps, Wellesley Islands region, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia / Paul Memmott, Richard Robins and Errol Stock; title: Between the Australian and Melanesian realms: the archaeology of the Murray Islands and consideration of a settlement model for Torres Strait / Melissa Carter and Ian Lilley; title: Colonization, environment and insularity: prehistoric island use in the Great Barrier Reef Province, Queensland, Australia / Michael J. Rowland; title: Unravelling 'mystery' and process from the prehistoric colonization and abandonment of the Mediterranean Islands / Helen Dawson; title: What may be learnt about the archaeology of islands from archaeologically derived models of the exploration of Polynesia, 1966-2001? / Doug Sutton; title: Farmers, fishers and whalemen: the colonization landscapes of Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea, Australia / Kimberley Owens; title: Prehistoric sea-faring: Bronze Age sewn plank sea craft from the Humber Estuary, England, UK and their role in an island economy / Malcolm Lillie; title: The sea is not land: comments on the archaeology of islands in the western Solomons / Peter Sheppard and Richard Walter; title: Creating connections between Caribbean Islands: an archaeological perspective from northern Cuba / Jago Cooper; title: Size matters, but so does distance: autochthony and external influence in the cultural development of ancient Sardinia / Stephen L. Dyson; title: 'The isles afar off': taking a new look at Ireland's holy islands / Sharon A. Greene.