Islands of isolation: Archaeology and the power of aquatic perimeters

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-16

  Fitzpatrick, Scott M ^a   Anderson, Atholl ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interaction; Islands; Isolation; Pacific; Seafaring

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHAEOLOGY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; ISLAND;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 49549085736     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564890801983941     Document Type: Article

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