Prehistoric marine resource use in the Indo-Pacific Regions

Although historic sources provide information on recent centuries, archaeology can contribute longer term understandings of pre-industrial marine exploitation in the Indo-Pacific region, providing valuable baseline data for evaluating contemporary ecological trends.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Ono, Rintaro, editor (editor), Morrison, Alex, editor, Addison, David, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Canberra : ANU E Press [2013]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Terra Australis ; 39.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419969706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Premelinary Pages; Preface; 1.New Flesh for Old Bones: Using Modern Reef Fish to Understand Midden Remains from Guam, Mariana Islands; 2. Pelagic Fishing in the Mariana Archipelago: From the Prehistoric Period to the Present; 3. Historical Ecology and 600 Years of Fish Use on Atafu Atoll, Tokelau; 4. Red Abalone, Sea Otters, and Kelp Forest Ecosystems on Historic Period San Miguel Island, California; 5. Exploring the Social Context of Maritime Exploitation in Tanzania between the14th-18th c. AD: Recent Research from the Mafia Archipelago
  • 6. Beyond Subsistence: Cultural Usages and Significance of Baler Shells in Philippine Prehistory7. The History and Culture of Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) Exploitation in Japan, East Asia, and the Pacific; 8. Oceanic Encounter with the Japanese: An Outrigger Canoe-Fishing Gear Complex in the Bonin Islands and Hachijo-Jima Island; 9. The Technique and Ecology Surrounding Moray Fishing: A Case Study of Moray Trap Fishing on Mactan Island, Philippines; 10. Marine Resource Use in Transition: Modern Fishing in Tonga, Western Polynesia
  • 11.Territoriality in a Philippine Fishing Village: Implications for Coastal Resource Management