The Lapita Peoples: Basis in Mathematics and Physics
(Part of the The peoples of South-East Asia and The Pacific Series)
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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1577180364
ISBN13:9781577180364
Release Date:January 1997
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Length:376 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
comprehensive and scholarly
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I found this book to be of great interest although it was a bit more scholarly than I expected. Given how little is known about that part of the world and the Oceanic peoples I found it to be full of interesting information.
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