Abstract
1. Introduction: the archaeology of island societies Patrick V. Kirch 2. Landscape, land use and political transformation in southern Melanesia Matthew Spriggs 3. Conceptual and substantive issues in Fijian prehistory Terry L. Hunt 4. Exchange systems and inter-island contact in the transformation of an island society: the Tikopia case Patrick V. Kirch 5. The role of competition and cooperation in the evolution of island societies George J. Gumerman 6. Some basic components of the Ancestral Polynesian settlement system: building blocks for more complex Polynesian societies R. C. Green 7. Social evolution in ancient Hawaii Robert J. Hommon 8. The socio-political structure of the southern coastal area of Easter Island: AD 1300-1864 Christopher M. Stevenson 9. Turtles, priests and the afterworld: a study in the iconographic interpretation of Polynesian petroglyphs Barry Rolett References Index.
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