عنوان

People of the great ocean :

0511629117

0521471664

9780511629112

9780521471664

9780521119306 (paperback)

b706193

People of the great ocean :

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aspects of human biology of the early Pacific /

Philip Houghton.

New York, NY, USA :

Cambridge University Press,

1996.

x, 292 pages :

illustrations, maps ;

26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-286) and index.

The Pacific world -- Physique -- People and environment -- Skeletal morphology -- Models and methodology -- Health -- Legacy -- Retrospect.

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Human settlement of the western fringes of the Pacific began at least 40,000 years ago. Long, hazardous sea voyages were the only way of reaching the tiny islands scattered through this vast expanse of ocean. Food and shelter were hard to come by, even on land. This book, first published in 1996, documents how these settlers adapted culturally and biologically to the distinctive Pacific environment, and how they evolved into the large-bodied, muscular people seen today in New Zealand, Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. Philip Houghton considers studies of DNA, patterns of health and disease, and computer simulations of human survival at sea based on the likely routes through the Pacific. People of the Great Ocean is a unique work based on extensive research and careful analysis. Philip Houghton's text presents detailed technical information, but remains highly readable and persuasive.

People of the great ocean.

Anthropometry-- Oceania.

Human remains (Archaeology)-- Oceania.

Human settlements-- Oceania.

Pacific Islanders-- Anthropometry.

Physical anthropology-- Oceania.

Physical anthropology.

Prehistoric peoples-- Oceania.

Anthropology, Physical.

Anthropometry.

Bone and Bones.

Anthropometrie

Anthropométrie-- Océanie.

Anthropometry.

Antropometrie.

Établissements humains-- Océanie.

Human remains (Archaeology)

Human settlements.

Humanbiologie

Menselijk lichaam.

Menselijke resten.

Nederzettingen.

Physical anthropology.

Prehistoric peoples.

Siedlung

Oceania, History.

Pacific Islands.

Oceania.

Ozeanien

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