Prehistory and its perception in a Melanesian archipelago: The New Caledonia example

Antiquity

Volumn 77, Issue 297, 2003, Pages 505-519

  Sand, Christophe ^a   Bolé, Jacques ^a   Ouetcho, André ^a  

^a Serv des Musees et du Patrimoine   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Cultural evolution; Landscape archaeology; Lapita; Melanesia; New Caledonia

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ETHNICITY; PERCEPTION; PREHISTORIC; SOCIAL HISTORY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

NEW CALEDONIA;

EID: 0345581406     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00092565     Document Type: Article

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