Indo-Pacific migration and colonization - Introduction

Asian Perspectives

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-11

  Anderson, Atholl ^a   O'Connor, Sue ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Austronesian colonization; Indo Pacific; Island Southeast Asia; Maritime migration; Seafaring technology; Transported landscapes; Voyaging strategies

Indexed keywords

GABAZA;

EID: 41549155469     PISSN: 00668435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/asi.2008.0010     Document Type: Editorial

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