The Lapita Peoples Ancestors of the Oceanic World |
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| Author:
| Kirch, Patrick Vinton |
| Series title: | The Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57718-036-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1997 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.95USD $39.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the first account of the Lapita peoples, the common ancestor of the Polynesians, Micronesians, and Austronesian-speaking Melanesians who over the last 4000 years colonized the islands of the Pacific, including New Zealand and territories as far afield as Fiji and Hawaii.
This is the first account of the Lapita peoples, the common ancestor of the Polynesians, Micronesians, and Austronesian-speaking Melanesians who over the last 4000 years colonized the islands of the Pacific, including New Zealand and territories as far afield as Fiji and Hawaii.