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Captain Cook: The Life, Death and Legacy of History's Greatest Explorer. Ebury Press. ISBN 0-09-188898-0. Hough, Richard (1994). Captain James Cook. Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-82556-1. Kirch, Patrick Vinton (2001). On the Road of the Winds: An Archaeological History of the Pacific Islands Before European Contact. University of California ...
Summary of ancient migratory movements in Oceania. Oceania is a geographical region with disputed borders but generally encompasses Australia, New Guinea, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. [Note 1] The prehistoric peopling of Oceania took place through two major expansion movements.
The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 26– 45. ISBN 978-0-19-992507-0. Oliver, Douglas L. (1961). The Pacific Islands. New York: The American Museum of Natural History. Thomas, Nicholas (June 2021). "From Sunda to Sahul: the first crossings and early settlement of the Pacific". Natural History.
History portal; Oceania portal; Subcategories. ... Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Oceania" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Timelines of cities in Oceania (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "History of Oceania" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Hutton Webster's 1919 book Medieval and Modern History also considered Oceania to encompass all islands in the Pacific, stating that, "the term Oceania, or Oceanica, in its widest sense applies to all the Pacific Islands." Webster broke Oceania up into two subdivisions; the continental group, which included Australia, the Japanese archipelago ...
In ancient maritime history, [1] evidence of maritime trade between civilizations dates back at least two millennia. [2] The first prehistoric boats are presumed to have been dugout canoes which were developed independently by various Stone Age populations. In ancient history, various vessels were used for coastal fishing and travel.
Social history of Oceania (3 C, 1 P) History of sport in Oceania (9 C) This page was last edited on 2 September 2019, at 19:27 (UTC). ...