The Archaeology Of Micronesia
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Author |
: Paul Rainbird |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2004-06-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521656303 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521656306 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Archaeology of Micronesia by : Paul Rainbird
Table of contents
Author |
: Paul Rainbird |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 19 |
Release |
: 2007-07-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781139463942 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1139463942 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Archaeology of Islands by : Paul Rainbird
Archaeologists have traditionally considered islands as distinct physical and social entities. In this book, Paul Rainbird discusses the historical construction of this characterization and questions the basis for such an understanding of island archaeology. Through a series of case studies of prehistoric archaeology in the Mediterranean, Pacific, Baltic, and Atlantic seas and oceans, he argues for a decentering of the land in favor of an emphasis on the archaeology of the sea and, ultimately, a new perspective on the making of maritime communities. The archaeology of islands is thus unshackled from approaches that highlight boundedness and isolation, and replaced with a new set of principles - that boundaries are fuzzy, islanders are distinctive in their expectation of contacts with people from over the seas, and that island life can tell us much about maritime communities. Debating islands, thus, brings to the fore issues of identity and community and a concern with Western construction of other peoples.
Author |
: Emilie G. Johnston |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 167 |
Release |
: 1982 |
ISBN-10 |
: LCCN:91621149 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Bibliography of Archaeology in Micronesia and Related Subjects by : Emilie G. Johnston
Author |
: Patrick Vinton Kirch |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 448 |
Release |
: 2002-03-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780520234611 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0520234618 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis On the Road of the Winds by : Patrick Vinton Kirch
Providing a synthesis of archaeological and historical anthropological knowledge of the indigenous cultures of the Pacific islands, this text focuses on human ecology and island adaptations.
Author |
: Ralph Linton |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 230 |
Release |
: 1926 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105011971814 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ethnology of Polynesia and Micronesia by : Ralph Linton
Author |
: Rosalind L. Hunter-Anderson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 434 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:23136421 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Recent Advances in Micronesian Archaeology by : Rosalind L. Hunter-Anderson
Author |
: William Hampton Adams |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 118 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015041723753 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Yap Archaeology by : William Hampton Adams
Author |
: Adrienne L. Kaeppler |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 217 |
Release |
: 2008-03-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780192842381 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0192842382 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia by : Adrienne L. Kaeppler
With more than one hundred illustrations--most in full color--this volume offers a stimulating and insightful account of two dynamic artistic cultures, traditions that have had a considerable impact on modern western art through the influence of artists such as Gauguin. After an introduction to Polynesian and Micronesian art separately, the book focuses on the artistic types, styles, and concepts shared by the two island groups, thereby placing each in its wider cultural context. From the textiles of Tonga to the canoes of Tahiti, Adrienne Kaeppler sheds light on religious and sacred rituals and objects, carving, architecture, tattooing, and much more.
Author |
: William N. Morgan |
Publisher |
: University of Texas Press |
Total Pages |
: 190 |
Release |
: 2010-07-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780292786219 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0292786212 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Prehistoric Architecture in Micronesia by : William N. Morgan
In the many centuries preceding Western contact, a richly diverse and innovative architectural tradition reached maturity in the western Pacific. Prehistoric Architecture in Micronesia, the first modern study of this remarkable work, reveals that there is no such thing as primitive architecture but only primitive means. This study presents five distinctly different examples of Micronesia's ancient architecture. The sites include the extraordinary stone cities of Leluh and Nan Madol on the islands of Kosrae and Pohnpei, respectively. Other structures include the meeting houses and residences built on hexagonal stone platforms in the Yap Islands, the earth terraces and ornately decorated meeting houses of Palau, and the megalithic columns and capstones of prehistoric houses in the Mariana Islands. These structures are illustrated by photographs, maps, plans, and other drawings. Many of the basic data come from archaeological investigations of the specific sites. Summaries at the ends of chapters and in the concluding section compare the architectural characteristics of the island groups with each other and with monuments outside Micronesia. One of the most remarkable achievements of any ancient people, the prehistoric architecture of Micronesia is a source of continuing inspiration for persons who search for meaning in the built form of our present-day environment.
Author |
: Glenn Petersen |
Publisher |
: University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2009-06-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780824832483 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0824832485 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Traditional Micronesian Societies by : Glenn Petersen
Traditional Micronesian Societies explores the extraordinary successes of the ancient voyaging peoples who first settled the Central Pacific islands some two thousand years ago. They and their descendants devised social and cultural adaptations that have enabled them to survive—and thrive—under the most demanding environmental conditions. The dispersed matrilineal clans so typical of Micronesian societies ensure that every individual, every local family and lineage, and every community maintain close relations with the peoples of many other islands. When hurricanes and droughts or political struggles force a group to move, they are sure of being taken in by kin residing elsewhere. Out of this common theme, shared patterns of land tenure, political rule, philosophy, and even personal character have flowed. To describe and explain Micronesian societies, the author begins with an overview of the region, including a brief consideration of the scholarly debate about whether Micronesia actually exists as a genuine and meaningful region. This is followed by an account of how Micronesia was originally settled, how its peoples adapted to conditions there, and how several basic adaptations diffused throughout the islands. He then considers the fundamental matters of descent (ideas about how individuals and groups are bound together through ties of kinship) and descent groups and the closely interlinked subjects of households, families, land, and labor. Because women form the core of the clans, their roles are particularly respected and their contributions to social life honored. Socio-political life, art, religion, and values are discussed in detail. Finally, the author examines a number of exceptions to these common Micronesian patterns of social life. Traditional Micronesian Societies illustrates the idiosyncrasies of individual Micronesian communities and celebrates the Micronesians’ shared ability to adapt, survive, and thrive over millennia. At a time when global climate change has seized our imaginations, the Micronesians’ historical ability to cope with their watery environment is of the greatest relevance.