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‘The island world of Melanesia—ranging from New Guinea and the Bismarcks through the Solomons, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia—is characterised more than anything by its boundless diversity in geography, language and culture. The deep historical roots of this diversity are only beginning to be uncovered by archaeological investigat

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Author:   Mathieu Leclerc ,  James L. Flexner
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
Volume:   51
ISBN:  

9781760463021

ISBN 10:   1760463027
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   07 August 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Complexities and diversity in archaeologies of Island Melanesia Historical perspective Towards a history of Melanesian archaeological practices Landscapes and complexities Saltwater and bush in New Georgia, Solomon Islands: Exchange relations, agricultural intensification and limits to social complexity From test pits to big-scale archaeology in New Caledonia, southern Melanesia The complexity of monumentality in Melanesia: Mixed messages from Vanuatu Reconsidering the 'Neolithic' at Manim rock shelter, Wurup Valley, Papua New Guinea Exchange and contacts Axes of entanglement in the New Georgia group, Solomon Islands Four hundred years of niche construction in the western Solomon Islands Sustenance and sustainability: Food remains and contact sites in Vanuatu Practices From gathering to discard and beyond: Ethnoarchaeological studies on shellfishing practices in the Solomon Islands Mummification of the human body as a vector of social link: The case of Faténaoué (New Caledonia) Organic residue analysis and the role of Lapita pottery Technological process in pre-colonial Melanesia A Melanesian view of archaeology in Vanuatu

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