Hawaiki, ancestral Polynesia : an essay in historical anthropology
Kirch and Green develop an anthropological approach to long-term history, combining archaeology, comparative ethnography, and historical linguistics. They advance a phylogenetic model for cultural diversification, and apply a triangulation method for historical reconstruction, presenting a detailed reconstruction of Hawaiki, the Ancestral Polynesian culture that flourished some 2,500 years ago
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Language abbreviations; Prologue: on historical anthropology; Chapter 1 The phylogenetic model in historical anthropology; Chapter 2 Methodologies: implementing the phylogenetic model; Chapter 3 Polynesia as a phylogenetic unit; Introductory remarks; Chapter 4 The Ancestral Polynesian world; Chapter 5 Subsistence; Chapter 6 Food preparation and cuisine; Chapter 7 Material culture; Chapter 8 Social and political organization; Chapter 9 Gods, ancestors, seasons, and rituals
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