Voyages of Discovery : The Archaeology of Islands

Voyages of Discovery : The Archaeology of Islands

Editorial Reviews
Review
“Voyages of Discovery: The Archaeology of Islands is by no means comprehensive; it is in every way engaging and a step in the right direction. Should your conceptual framework be in desperate need of enlargement, then this is the book for you. If there is bad news in Fitzpatrick's tome, it is this; you must make room in your already crowded shelf for this volume.”–International Journal of Maritime History
“[A] few simple but powerful models drive much research in this field....[i]nsularity is a mutable concept; as much of the mind as of community and economy.”–Times Literary Supplement
“This thought-provoking volume on a relevant field of anthropological research can be recommended to maritime archaeologists.”–International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
“This book makes a major contribution towards contextualising the archaeology of islands within a global frame of reference, as it brings together some of the leading thinkers involved in the island archaeology debate and demonstrates the relevance of different approaches. It also shows that island archaeology has become a well-established subject in its own right, by accommodating the growing variety of ways in which the island can be conceptualised. We believe that this book goes a long way towards showing how the world island research community has recognised this diversity and is developing increasingly effective ways of approaching it.”–Papers from the Institute of Archaeology

Book Description
Voyages of Discovery is the first major synthesis of island archaeological research worldwide. The work brings together experts in the field who are concerned with analyzing islands and island societies from a variety of different archaeological and anthropological perspectives. Major topics include interaction spheres, exchange, human impacts, and theoretical models.

Voyages of Discovery : The Archaeology of Islands

Voyages of Discovery: The Archaeology of Islands,Scott M. Fitzpatrick,Praeger Publishers,0275979474,Archaeology,Archaeology / Anthropology,Congresses,History,Island archaeology,Island people,Social Science,Social archaeology,Sociology,World - General,Social Science / Archaeology

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