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Reflecting in 1769 on the manners and customs of the South Sea islands, Joseph Banks remarked that ‘in every expedient for taking fish they are vastly ingenious.’ Hence the title of this book on Pacific material culture, past and present, with broad themes of origins, the movement of peoples and the development of their technologies.

Vastly Ingenious: The Archaeology of Pacific Material Culture

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Reflecting in 1769 on the manners and customs of the South Sea islands, Joseph Banks remarked that ‘in every expedient... Read more

    Publisher: Otago University Press
    Publication Date: 01/01/2007
    ISBN13: 9781877372452, 978-1877372452
    ISBN10: 1877372455

    Number of Pages: 319

    Non Fiction , History

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    Reflecting in 1769 on the manners and customs of the South Sea islands, Joseph Banks remarked that ‘in every expedient for taking fish they are vastly ingenious.’ Hence the title of this book on Pacific material culture, past and present, with broad themes of origins, the movement of peoples and the development of their technologies.

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