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001 2003428443
003 DLC
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008 030304s2002 at b b 000 0 eng d
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040 $aANL$beng$cDLC$dAMOA$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
043 $apo-----
050 00 $aGN871$b.S65 2002
082 00 $a996.1$222
100 1 $aSmith, Anita$q(Anita Jane),$d1957-
245 13 $aAn archaeology of West Polynesian prehistory /$cAnita Smith.
260 $aCanberra :$bPandanus Books, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University,$cc2002.
300 $axvi, 229 p. :$bmaps ;$c30 cm.
440 0 $aTerra Australis,$x0725-9018 ;$v18
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $aThere can be little doubt on linguistic evidence that East Polynesia was first settled from West Polynesia. The author argues, however, that the related archaeological record has been made to fit with this dominant interpretative paradigm. Her objective assessment of the material evidence contradicts the popularly held view.
650 0 $aPrehistoric peoples$zOceania.
650 0 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zOceania.
650 0 $aAntiquities, Prehistoric$zOceania.
651 0 $aOceania$xColonization.
710 2 $aAustralian National University.$bResearch School of Pacific and Asian Studies.