The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms (New Studies in Archaeology)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 28, 1989
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780521273169
Subjects: Australasian & Pacific archaeology; Sociology; Oceania; Ethnoarchaeology; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Polynesia; Political anthropology; Anthropology - Cultural; Archaeology; History : Oceania; Polynesia - Social conditions; Social Science / Archaeology; Social Science : Anthropology - Cultural; Antiquities; Chiefdoms; Politics and government
First sentence: Descendants of a common ancestor, all Polynesian societies share certain basic features-for example-in subsistence and technology, social organization, land tenure, and religion.