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E-book Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific

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Archaeological investigation of places marked by violence such as Ruapekapeka Pa? in northern New Zealand, where both European and Maori combatants died during significant military operations, has contributed to a national day of remembrance (R? Maumahara) to acknowledge that while colonial settlement played a significant role in modern nation-building, so did intrusion, conflict and trauma. Even the arrival of Christian missionaries could lead to conflict (Howard and Kjellgren 1994) and ‘Holy Wars’ between the converted and those who maintained traditional beliefs (Cummins 1977), particularly in the Marianas, where Spanish colonisation in 1668 CE, primarily for religious conversion, led to significant outbreaks of warfare and violence (Burney 1813:274–315; Dixon et al. this volume). These examples reinforce a view that colonial expansion involved coercion, violence and punishment to emplace new economic, religious and power structures on both indigenous people and marginalised groups such as indentured workers, convicts and non-European migrants (Daly 2012; Evans and Thorpe 1992; Gunson 1969; Schamberger 2017). It seems likely that many conflict sites associated with marginalised groups will benefit from archaeological study and become foci for community memory and national recollection (Bedford this volume; Gilchrist 2003; Ouzman et al. this volume).Much of the material evidence for past violence and warfare, even in the historical period, is ambiguous in revealing the particular type of conflict, the identity of the participants and the motivation and impetus for aggression. Developing accurate long-term records of conflict—an area where archaeological data and interpretation has a crucial role—requires new techniques and consideration of a broad range of site types such as buffer zones, refuges and observation/lookouts (Grguric this volume, 2008; Smith 2000). Although inter-group aggression usually occurred on land, there are instances of marine conflict in the Pacific Islands, including the use of ‘naval’ vessels and large numbers of combatants.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

930.194 AND a

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Australia : ANU Press., 2022

Deskripsi Fisik

280 hlm

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English

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9781760464899

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930.194

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online resource

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Archaeology in Australia

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