Ongoing archaeological research on Fais Island, Micronesia

Asian Perspectives

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-138

  Intoh, Michiko ^a  

^a National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku)   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; CANID; COLONIZATION; CULTURAL HISTORY; PIG; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SKELETAL REMAINS;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; FAIS; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; YAP;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GALLUS GALLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 41549094910     PISSN: 00668435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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