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Oceanic migration：paths, sequence, timing and range of prehistoric migration in the Pacific and Indian Oceans

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Main Authors: Pearce Charles E. M. (Charles Edward Miller)
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Group Author: Pearce Frances M.
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: Dordrecht New York
Publication Dates: c2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Prehistoric peoples > Pacific Area.
Human beings > Pacific Area > Migrations.
Human beings > Indian Ocean > Migrations.
Culture diffusion.
Culture diffusion > Pacific Area.
Climatic changes > Social aspects > Pacific Area > History.
Human beings > Migrations.
Oceania > Discovery and exploration.
Oceania > Emigration and immigration.
Pacific Islanders > Migrations.
Pacific Islanders > New Zealand.
Political science
Social Science.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Electronic books.
Oceania > Civilization.
Polynesia > Civilization.
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3826-5
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxiv, 401 p.): ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
ISBN: 9789048138265 (electronic bk.)
9048138264 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: K601
CLC: K601
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
The genetic context -- The oceanographic context -- Transoceanic trade and migration. 1 -- Transoceanic trade and migration. 2 -- Transoceanic voyaging in the Pacific -- The horticultural context -- Transoceanic trading in two oceans -- Exploration strategies, settlement sequence and evolution of canoe design -- Studying the history of Spice Island migration through cultural diffusion -- Challenging a late first settlement date for New Zealand -- The context of global climate change : climate-driven demography -- The context of field archaeology : the Maori pa -- New Zealand paleodemography : archaeologically based demographic evidence -- Dating the first settlement of New Zealand : a power law analysis -- The context of oral traditions : the oral transmission of history and Maui the Navigator's visit to New Zealand -- The mythological context : tree worship and the evolution of creation myths -- Dating the last migration to New Zealand -- Correlation of significant voyaging activity with rare extreme climate events -- Dating the first migration to New Zealand -- A consilience of evidence.

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