The Prehistory of Oceania [and Comments and Reply]

The prehistory of Oceania is best approached through the cooperation of a number of disciplines, including archaeology, physical anthropology, linguistics, ethnology, and ethnobotany, to name perhaps the major five. As a result of intensified cooperation over the past decade, it is now possible to w...

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Published in:Current anthropology 1975-03, Vol.16 (1), p.9-28
Main Authors: Bellwood, Peter, Ayres, William S., Clune, Francis J., Craib, John, Durbin, Thomas E., Young, Frank A., Emory, Kenneth P., Faublee, Jacques, Fischer, J. L., Frost, Everett S., Green, Roger C., Koskinen, Aarne A., Marshall, Mac, Pearson, Richard, Ross, Harold M., Shutler, Richard, Solheim, Wilhelm G., Bellwood, P. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adzes
Cultural anthropology
Highlands
Language
Linguistic anthropology
Paleoanthropology
Polynesian culture
Polynesian studies
Pottery
Prehistory
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Summary:The prehistory of Oceania is best approached through the cooperation of a number of disciplines, including archaeology, physical anthropology, linguistics, ethnology, and ethnobotany, to name perhaps the major five. As a result of intensified cooperation over the past decade, it is now possible to write a prehistory of Oceania with which other scholars might agree at least in general terms. This paper is such an attempt, and refers particularly to the tropical islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
ISSN:0011-3204
1537-5382
DOI:10.1086/201515