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Author:   Atholl Anderson ,  Douglas J. Kennett
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
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9781922144249

ISBN 10:   192214424
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   30 November 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preliminary Archaeological research on Rapa Island, French Polynesia  – Atholl Anderson, Douglas J. Kennett and Eric Conte   'Dwelling carelessly, quiet and secure': A brief ethnohistory of Rapa Island, French Polynesia, AD 1791–1840 – Atholl Anderson   Archaeology of the coastal sites on Rapa Island  – Atholl Anderson   The archaeobotany of Rapan rockshelter deposits  – Matiu Prebble and Atholl Anderson   Cordage from Rapan archaeological sites – Judith Cameron   Bird, reptile and mammal remains from archaeological sites on Rapa Island  – Alan J. D. Tennyson and Atholl Anderson   Prehistoric fishing on Rapa Island  – Yolanda Vogel and Atholl Anderson   The Tangarutu invertebrate fauna  – Katherine Szabó and Atholl Anderson   Marine resource exploitation on Rapa Island: Archaeology, material culture and ethnography  – Katherine Szabó, Yolanda Vogel and Atholl Anderson   Palaeobotany and the early development of agriculture on Rapa Island – Matiu Prebble and Atholl Anderson   A Bayesian AMS 14C chronology for the colonisation and fortification of Rapa Island  – Douglas J. Kennett, Brendan J. Culleton, Atholl Anderson and John Southon  The archaeology of Rapan fortifications – Douglas J. Kennett and Sarah B. McClure   Rapan agroecology and population estimates  – Jacob Bartruff, Douglas J. Kennett and Bruce Winterhalder   The prehistory of Rapa Island  – Atholl Anderson, Douglas J. Kennett and Eric Conte   Appendices   

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