Oceanic Migration

Oceanic Migration
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 407
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ISBN-10 : 9789048138265
ISBN-13 : 9048138264
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Book Synopsis Oceanic Migration by : Charles E.M. Pearce

Download or read book Oceanic Migration written by Charles E.M. Pearce and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-06-17 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oceanic Migration studies the prehistoric peopling of the Pacific. It uses science and mathematics to expand the research base of Pacific prehistory and casts new light on this final human expansion. It explores the fundamental roles of oceanography and of global climate change in determining the paths, sequence, timing and range of Spice Island-based maritime migrations ranging across a quarter of the globe. The book is of interest to Pacific prehistorians, oceanographers and American anthropologists concerned with the diffusionist debate. For oceanographers it presents the new idea of the role of the West Pacific Warm Pool and of three of its four major currents in determining the evolution of voyaging in two oceans. For diffusionists it provides new chronological and technological contexts in which the issue of diffusionism needs to be reconsidered. For prehistorians it creates a paradigmatic shift by establishing a new time depth and mechanism for Polynesian exploration, offers a new view of voyaging and exploration strategies and of economic imperatives and adds a new dimension to the debate on Polynesian origins.


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