Cochrane Ethan E., Hunt Terry L. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania

Oxford University Press, 2018. — 585 p. — ISBN 978–0–19–992507–0.The prehistory of Oceania begins with the occupation of New Guinea over 50,000 years ago, up to the settlement of Aotearoa/New Zealand in the last 700 years. The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania presents this history in regional overviews and debates through 21 chapters by leading archaeologists and scholars of allied fields. Chapters present the latest findings and future research directions on the New Guinea region and archipelagos from Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa in the western Pacific. Micronesia, East Polynesia, Hawaii, Aotearoa/New Zealand, and Easter Island are also discussed in individual chapters. Chapters on wider disciplinary issues summarize key points of method and theory in Oceanic archaeology, including the generation of explanations, building chronologies, linguistic prehistory, coastline evolution, settlement systems, and maritime migration.The Archaeology of Prehistoric Oceania
The Peopling of Sahul and Near Oceania
The “Austronesian” Dispersal in Island Southeast Asia: Steps Toward an Integrated Archaeological Perspective
New Guinea
Research Issues in the Circum–New Guinea Islands
Understanding Lapita as History
The Chronology of Colonization in Remote Oceania
The Archaeology of Vanuatu: 3,000 Years of History across Islands of Ash and Coral
Archaeology of a Piece of Gondwanaland: The Past of New Caledonia
Ancient Fiji: Melting Pot of the Southwest Pacific
Tonga and Sāmoa in Oceanic Prehistory: Contemporary Debates and Personal Perspectives
The Archaeology of Western Micronesia
Archaeology of the Eastern Caroline Islands, Micronesia
Linguistic Evidence as a Window into the Prehistory of Oceania
Coastal Landforms on Islands of Pacific Oceania
Colonization, Settlement, and Process in Central Eastern Polynesia
The Prehistory of Hawai‘i
The Prehistory of South Polynesia
The Archaeology of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Settlement Pattern Studies in Polynesia: Past Projects, Current Progress, and Future Prospects
Seafaring in Remote Oceania: Traditionalism and Beyond in Maritime Technology and Migration