Ian Lilley (ed.)

Archaeology of Oceania

Australia and the Pacific Islands
Herausgeber: Lilley, Ian

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a state-of-the-art introduction to the archaeology of Oceania. It is the first such text to provide integrated treatment of the archaeologies of Australia and the Pacific Islands, enabling readers to form a coherent overview of cultural developments across the region as a whole. The book brings together twenty-six of the region's leading scholars to address a wide range of questions, ranging from the deep pulses of the longue durée to contemporary postcolonial realpolitik. All the contributions discuss current theoretical perspectives and take account of the most recent research data. This volume is essential reading for all those studying the Australasian and Pacific region.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 253mm x 176mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 866g
• ISBN-13: 9780631230823
• ISBN-10: 0631230823
• Artikelnr.: 22171098

Autorenporträt

Ian Lilley is Reader in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies at the University of Queensland. He is a past President of the Australian Archaeological Association. Lilley currently conducts field research in Torres Strait and New Caledonia, and his recent publications include Le Pacifique de 5000 à 2000 BP: Suppléments à l'histoire d'une colonisation (with Jean-Christophe Galipaud, 1999), Native Title and the Transformation of Archaeology in the Postcolonial World (2000), and Histories of Old Ages: Essays in Honour of Rhys Jones (with Atholl Anderson and Sue O'Connor, 2001).

Inhaltsangabe

Series Editors' Preface.

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Notes on Contributors.

Acknowledgments.

1. Archaeology in Oceania: Themes and Issues. (Ian Lilley).

Part I: Australia.

2. Revisiting the Past: Changing Interpretations of PleistoceneSettlement Subsistence and Demography in Northern Australia. (SueO'Connor and Peter Veth).

3. Archaeology and the Dreaming: Towards an Archaeology ofOntology. (Bruno David).

4. Blunt and to the Point: Changing Technological Strategies inHolocene Australia. (Peter Hiscock).

5. Rock Art and Social Identity: A Comparison of HoloceneGraphic Systems in Arid and Fertile Environments. (Jo McDonald andPeter Veth).

6. Closing the Distance: Interpreting Cross-cultural Engagementsthrough Indigenous Rock Art. (Anne Clarke and UrsulaFrederick).

Part II: The Pacific.

7. Archaeology in Melanesia: A Case Study from the WesternProvince of the Solomon Islands. (Richard Walter and PeterSheppard).

8. Envisaging Early Agriculture in the Highlands of New Guinea.(Tim Denham).

9. Late Pleistocene Complexities in the Bismarck Archipelago.(Matthew Leavesley).

10. Life Before Lapita: New Developments in Melanesia'sLong-term History. (Christina Pavlides).

11. The First Millennium BC in Remote Oceania: An AlternativePerspective on Lapita. (Jean-Christophe Galipaud).

12. Ethnoarchaeology in Polynesia. (Eric Conte).

13. The Formation of Hawaiian Territories: (Thegn Ladefoged andMichael Graves).

14. Ritual and Domestic Architecture, Sacred Places, and Images:Archaeology in the Marquesas Archipelago, French Polynesia. (SidselMillerstrom).

15. The Archaeology of the Conical Clan in Micronesia. (PaulRainbird).

Part III: Politics.

16. What is Archaeology for in the Pacific? History and Politicsin New Caledonia. (Christophe Sand, Jacques Bole and AndréOuetcho).

17. Levuka, Fiji: A Case Study in Pacific Islands HeritageManagement. (Anita Smith).

18. Last Words:.

A Few Words about Archaeology in French Polynesia.(Mickaelle-Hinanui Cauchois).

Shaking the Pillars. (Mark Dugay-Grist).

What is the Future of Our Past? Papua New Guineans and CulturalHeritage. (Herman Mandui).

Index

Rezensionen

"50,000 years of Australian and Pacific archaeology masterfullysurveyed by a new generation of scholars - this is a 'must have'for every archaeologist working in the region."
Matthew Spriggs, Australian National University

"This new collection usefully focuses attention on recentdevelopments in the archaeology of Australia and the Pacific andincludes particularly thoughtful perspectives on the politics ofarchaeology in the region."
Tim Murray, La Trobe University

"Ian Lilley's edited volume is an interesting contribution tothe archaeology of this vast region stretching from WesternAustralia to highland New Guinea, further to the Marquesas and thesmall islands of Micronesia. The interesting quality dervies inlarge part from many chapters' uncommon approach to a regionalsurvey text. In these chapters you will not always find the typicalsummary of current research in an area or time period with theauthor's latest contribution attached to the end. Instead, many ofthe authors present research that moves in a very differentdirection from past work." Ethan E. Cochrane, University CollegeLondon, Reviews in Australian Studies

"This very useful up-to-date collection will be aneffective teaching asset in a variety of area courses on Oceania."Choice

"This book certainly provides a good introduction to currentresearch and issues in the region ... Key research questionsare illuminated by current research with a clear, accessiblestyle."
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