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Polynesian Outliers: The State of the Art edited by Richard Feinberg and Richard Scaglion (review)

Polynesian Outliers: The State of the Art edited by Richard Feinberg and Richard Scaglion (review) book and media reviews Micronesians, it will have provided an important and felicitous service. nesian outliers in cultural and regional contexts. Unfortunately, a couple of the outliers described in the text could not be found on either map. Chapters 2 and 3 concern the prehistory and archaeology of the Polynesian outliers. Together, these two chapters present a comprehensive overview of past and recent archaeological investigations on these islands. In chapter 2, Patrick Kirch reviews the more recent archaeological work performed in the Northern Outlier Atolls, the Southeast Solomon Islands outliers, and the Vanuatu outliers. Using detailed archaeological evidence, Kirch amply shows that the prehistoric sequences of investigated outliers reveal varied and complex settlement histories of these small islands. He goes on to argue that while the outliers are not simply remains of early Polynesian migration, neither are they isolated enclaves of Polynesian drift voyagers who arrived following the settlement of the Polynesian Triangle. Kirch points out some important theoretical concerns: "First, it is clear that outlier culture histories are often as complex as those of major southwestern Pacific archipelagos, and that no single framework or theory can account for outlier settlement as a whole. Each outlier must be http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Contemporary Pacific University of Hawai'I Press

Polynesian Outliers: The State of the Art edited by Richard Feinberg and Richard Scaglion (review)

The Contemporary Pacific , Volume 26 (2) – Sep 17, 2014
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book and media reviews Micronesians, it will have provided an important and felicitous service. nesian outliers in cultural and regional contexts. Unfortunately, a couple of the outliers described in the text could not be found on either map. Chapters 2 and 3 concern the prehistory and archaeology of the Polynesian outliers. Together, these two chapters present a comprehensive overview of past and recent archaeological investigations on these islands. In chapter 2, Patrick Kirch reviews the more recent archaeological work performed in the Northern Outlier Atolls, the Southeast Solomon Islands outliers, and the Vanuatu outliers. Using detailed archaeological evidence, Kirch amply shows that the prehistoric sequences of investigated outliers reveal varied and complex settlement histories of these small islands. He goes on to argue that while the outliers are not simply remains of early Polynesian migration, neither are they isolated enclaves of Polynesian drift voyagers who arrived following the settlement of the Polynesian Triangle. Kirch points out some important theoretical concerns: "First, it is clear that outlier culture histories are often as complex as those of major southwestern Pacific archipelagos, and that no single framework or theory can account for outlier settlement as a whole. Each outlier must be

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The Contemporary Pacific – University of Hawai'I Press

Published: Sep 17, 2014

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