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Lapita people /

We know very little about one of the greatest diasporas in the history of humanity the movement of people across the Pacific. But, over the last decade excavations at a most remarkable site in Vanuatu are starting to flesh out the stories laid down over thousands of years. Dr Paul Willis finds out w...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Willis, Paul, 1963- (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Sydney, New South Wales : ABC Commercial, 2011.
Series:Catalyst ; series 12, episode 15
Subjects:
Lapita culture.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Vanuatu.
Vanuatu > Antiquities.
Complexe culturel lapita.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Vanuatu.
Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Vanuatu.
Online media.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires télévisés.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:We know very little about one of the greatest diasporas in the history of humanity the movement of people across the Pacific. But, over the last decade excavations at a most remarkable site in Vanuatu are starting to flesh out the stories laid down over thousands of years. Dr Paul Willis finds out what is being revealed about the Lapita people through their pottery, burial grounds and the isotopes in some very old teeth.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (10 min.).
Playing Time:00:10:29