Description: The Lapita Peoples by Patrick Vinton Kirch Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This is a comprehensive account of the Lapita people, the common ancestor of the Polynesian, Melanesian and Micronesian peoples who, over the last 4000 years, colonized the islands of the Pacific, as well as New Zealand and territories as far afield as Fiji and Madagascar. Publisher Description 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. Its purpose is to provide answers to some of the most puzzling archaeological and anthropological questions: who were the Lapita peoples? what was their history? how were they able to travel such great distances? and why did they do so? Recent discoveries (several by the author of this book) have begun at last to yield a coherent picture of these elusive peoples. Professor Kirch takes the reader back many thousands of years to the earliest evidence of the Lapita peoples. He describes the research itself and conveys the excitement of the first discoveries of Lapita settlements, tools and pottery. He then traces the remarkable cultural development and spread of the Lapita peoples across the unoccupied islands of Eastern Melanesia, Micronesia and Western Polynesia. He shows how they became the progenitors of the Polynesian and Austronesian-speaking Melanesian peoples. The author describes Lapita sites, communities and landscapes, the development of their decorated ceramics, and their shell-tool industry. He reveals the means by which they accomplished such prodigious voyages and explains why they undertook them. He illustrates his account with specially drawn maps and with a wide range of photographs, many published for the first time. Drawing on the latest research in archaeology, anthropology, biology and linguistics, and written in clear, non-specialized language, this is an outstanding book of great importance to the history of South-East Asia and the Pacific. Author Biography Patrick V. Kirch is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Kirch is a member of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the author of The Wet and Dry (University of Chicago Press, 1994). Details ISBN 1577180364 ISBN-13 9781577180364 Title The Lapita Peoples Author Patrick Vinton Kirch Format Paperback Year 1996 Pages 376 Edition 1st Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd GE_Item_ID:4286530; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781577180364
Book Title: The Lapita Peoples
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
Publication Name: Lapita Peoples : Ancestors of the Oceanic World
Language: English
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Publication Year: 1997
Subject: Archaeology, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General
Item Height: 1.1 in
Item Weight: 21 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Patrick Vinton Kirch
Subject Area: Social Science
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: The Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
