Man's conquest of the Pacific : the prehistory of Southeast Asia and Oceania

by Peter S. Bellwood

Paper Book, 1978

Status

Available

Call number

GN871 .B44 1979

Tags

34662000513868

Genres

Collection

NEARA - Nashua NH

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 1979, c1978.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Alhickey1
Peter Bellwood, famous Australian archaeologist and expert on the ancient history of the Pacific, examines the archeology, history and material culture of the peoples of Southeast Asia and Oceania. Particular attention is given in the book of the history of human settlement and development of the
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 islands of Oceania. The monograph is interdisciplinary in nature. In his study, the author draws on the latest data of archeology, anthropology, ethnography, linguistics. References and photos to Indonesia throughout.
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Subjects

Oceania Antiquities
Prehistoric peoples Oceania
Prehistoric peoples Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Antiquities

Language

English

Physical description

462 p.; 27 cm

ISBN

0195201035 / 9780195201031

Barcode

34662000513868

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