The archaeology of islands /

Archaeologists have traditionally considered islands as distinct physical and social entities. In this book, Paul Rainbird discusses the historical construction of this characterization and questions the basis for such an understanding of island archaeology. Through a series of case studies of prehi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rainbird, Paul
Format: Libro
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2007
Edition:1a. ed.
Series:Topics in contemporary archaeology
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