Ana Manuku: A prehistoric ritualistic site on Mangaia, Cook Islands

Antiquity

Volumn 74, Issue 286, 2000, Pages 873-883

  Steadman, David W ^a   Antón, Susan C ^b   Kirch, Patrick V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ana Manuku; Cannibalism; Cook Islands; Human remains; Polynesia; Ritual

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000671527     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X0006052X     Document Type: Article

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