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Tim Denham

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UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications

In this book, historical narratives chart how people created forms of agriculture in the highlands of New Guinea and how these practices were transformed through time. The intention is twofold: to clearly establish New Guinea as a region of early agricultural development and plant domestication; and, to develop a contingent, practice-based interpretation of early agriculture that has broader application to other regions of the world.The multi-disciplinary record from the highlands ...

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Dennis A. Ahlburg, Dakota Camacho, Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker, Glenn Banks, John Barker, Simon Batterbury, Aletta Biersack, Hans Juergen Boehmer, Gilianne Brodie, Bruce Burns, Professor John Connell, Ron Crocombe, Ojeya Cruz Banks, George Curry, Tim Denham, Brian Diettrich, Ron Duncan, Tony Falkland, Colin Filer, Navi Fong, Gerard J. Fryer, Patricia Fryer, Stephen Galvin, Philomena Gangaiya, David Welchman Gegeo, Paul Geraghty, Lorenz Gonschor, Tiaki Kerei, Nicholas Halter, Matthew Hayward, Anna-Karina Hermkens, Jara Hulkenberg, Thomas Ibanez, Uwe Kaufmann, David M. Kennedy, Gunnar Keppel, Gina Koczberski, Matthias Kowasch, Roselyn Kumar, Lamont Lindstrom, Maebh Long, Rick Lumpkin, Harley I. Manner, Hamish A. McGowan, Jean-Yves Hiro Meyer, Bradley Moore, Clare Morrison, R. John Morrison, Apisalome Movono, Dieter Mueller-Dombois, Stephen G. Nelson, Patrick D. Nunn, Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, Patrick Pikacha, Emma Ngakuravaru Powell, Kirstie Petrou, Tia Reihana-Morunga, Will Rollason, Richard Scaglion, Andrew P. Sturman, Henryk Szadziewski, Lynne D. Talley, John Taylor, Randolph R. Thaman, Frank R. Thomas, Nunia Thomas-Moko, Jaap Timmer, Alexander Trupp, Caroline Vercoe, Camellia Webb-Gannon, Eberhard Weber, Terence Wesley-Smith, Vehia Wheeler, Ian White, Nālani Wilson-Hokowhitu

The exploration and settlement of the Pacific Island world is one of the most remarkable achievements of humanity. Early seafarers, skilled in navigation, discovered diverse habitats and biotas extending across a third of the globe. In this “sea of islands,” they established thriving communities where they lived for thousands of years. Today, although island ecosystems and cultures are facing great change, Pacific Island peoples remain resilient.This new edition of a popular text r...

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Clive Finlayson

Just 28,000 years ago, the blink of an eye in geological time, the last of Neanderthals died out in their last outpost, in caves near Gibraltar. Thanks to cartoons and folk accounts we have a distorted view of these other humans - for that is what they were. We think of them as crude and clumsy and not very bright, easily driven to extinction by the lithe, smart modern humans that came out of Africa some 100,000 years ago.But was it really as simple as that? Clive Finlayson reminds us that...

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Scott Cane

First Footprints tells the extraordinary story of the Aboriginal people of Australia. How they made their way out of Africa 60,000 years ago, and how they survived across this vast continent, from the harsh deserts of the inland to the glaciers of southern Tasmania. With photos from the ABC TV series of the same name.Some 60,000 years ago, a small group of people landed on Australia's northern coast. They were the first oceanic mariners and this great sout...

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Jaboury Ghazoul

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Very Short Introductions

Since the dawn of human civilization, forests have provided us with food, resources, and energy. The history of human development is also one of forest loss and transformation, and yet even in our increasingly urbanized societies we remain surprisingly dependent on forests for a wide range of goods and services. Moreover, forests still retain a remarkable hold on our environmental values. In an era of continuing tropical deforestation and temperate forest resurgence, and in the midst of un...

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Clive Finlayson

Taking an ecological approach to our evolution, Clive Finlayson considers the origins of modern humans within the context of a drying climate and changing landscapes. Finlayson argues that environmental change, particularly availability of water, played a critical role in shaping the direction of human evolution, contributing to our spread and success. He argues that our ancestors carved a niche for themselves by leaving the forest and forcing their way into a long-established community of...

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Peter Hiscock

This book is an introduction to the archaeology of Australia from prehistoric times to the eighteenth century AD. It is the only up-to-date textbook on the subject and is designed for undergraduate courses, based on the author's considerable experience of teaching at the Australian National University. Lucidly written, it shows the diversity and colourfulness of the history of humanity in the southern continent.The Archaeology of Ancient Australia demonstrates with an arra...

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Alison Richard

A moving account of Madagascar told by a researcher who has spent over fifty years investigating the mysteries of this remarkable island.Madagascar is a place of change. A biodiversity hotspot and the fourth largest island on the planet, it has been home to a spectacular parade of animals, from giant flightless birds and giant tortoises on the ground to agile lemurs leaping through the treetops. Some species live on; many have vanished in the distant or recent past...

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J. L. Chapman, M. J. Reiss

Ecology: Principles and Applications is a comprehensive textbook for A-level students and first-year undergraduates taking courses in biology, geography and Earth sciences, who require an introduction to ecology. Studies of human ecology are integrated into the text, and the links to related disciplines are emphasised. The text begins with the ecology of individual organisms and moves on, through communities and ecosystems, to global considerations of biogeography, co-evolution and conserv...

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Paul A. Keddy

Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications. Thoroughly revised and reorganised, this new edition of this prize-winning textbook begins with underlying causal factors, before moving on to more advanced concepts that add depth and context. Each chapter begins with an explanation of the basic principles covered, illustrated with clear examples. More difficult concepts and except...

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David B Lindenmayer

This book brings together extensive scientific learning on what makes a good farm for biodiversity. Based on thirteen years of intensive research, it breaks the discussion into chapters on key environmental and vegetation assets and then discusses how to make these assets better for biodiversity. The work encompasses information on vertebrates and invertebrates on farms and their relationships with significant vegetation and environmental assets: woodland remnants, plantings, paddocks, rocky ...

Australian Vegetation has been an essential reference for students and researchers in botany, ecology and natural resource management for over 35 years. Now fully updated and with a new team of authors, the third edition presents the latest insights on the patterns and processes that shaped the vegetation of Australia. The first part of the book provides a synthesis of ecological processes that influence vegetation traits throughout the continent, using a new classification of vegetation. ...