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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Yvonne Marshall , Andrew Crosby , Sepeti Matararaba , Shannon WoodPublisher: Oxbow Books Imprint: Oxbow Books Volume: 1 Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 29.70cm Weight: 0.458kg ISBN: 9781842170113ISBN 10: 1842170112 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 01 July 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of Contents1. The power of a picture 2. The Sigatoka Sand Dunes 3. The 1992 mapping porject: aims and methods 4. The 1992 mapping project: summary of results 5. Pulling together four decades of archaeology 6. Human Remains recovered from the dunes, 1965-1998 7. Reconstructing the changing dune surface 8. Understanding the nature of human occupation 9. Working with complexity 10. Modeling change and continuity in Fijian prehistory Appendices: Reports on subsurface investigations 1991-1993 A Testpit and probe transects 1992 B Excavated Features 1992 C Excavated burials 1991 and 1992 D Investigations behind the dunes, 1992 and 1993ReviewsThe importance of understanding the spatial and geomorphological dimensions of large sites is undisputed and this forthright monograph makes a substantial contribution to their study and to Fiji s prehistory.'--Geoffrey Clarke Archaeology in Oceania Sigatoka: The Shifting Sands of Fijian Prehistory represents an important contribution to our understanding of an archipelago that lacks adequate archaeological coverage relative to its size and importance.'--Michael J Kolb American Antiquity, 67 (01/01/2002) an interesting and informative book. I am reluctant to use the trite expression that this book is a 'must have for all Pacific archaeologists, ' but in this case, it does seem to apply.'--Jeffrey T Clark Asian Perspectives (01/01/2002) an interesting and informative book. I am reluctant to use the trite expression that this book is a 'must have for all Pacific archaeologists, ' but in this case, it does seem to apply.'--Jeffrey T Clark Asian Perspectives (01/01/2002) Sigatoka: The Shifting Sands of Fijian Prehistory represents an important contribution to our understanding of an archipelago that lacks adequate archaeological coverage relative to its size and importance.'--Michael J Kolb American Antiquity, 67 (01/01/2002) an interesting and informative book. I am reluctant to use the trite expression that this book is a 'must have for all Pacific archaeologists, ' but in this case, it does seem to apply.'--Jeffrey T Clark Asian Perspectives (01/01/2002) The importance of understanding the spatial and geomorphological dimensions of large sites is undisputed and this forthright monograph makes a substantial contribution to their study and to Fiji s prehistory.'--Geoffrey Clarke Archaeology in Oceania Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |