Vastly Ingenious: The Archaeology of Pacific Material Culture

by Atholl Anderson (Editor)

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.

319 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2007