Previously published as the first volume of The Encyclopedia
of Global Human Migration, this work is devoted exclusively to
prehistoric migration, covering all periods and places from the
first hominin migrations out of Africa through the end of
prehistory.
* Presents interdisciplinary coverage of this topic, including
scholarship from the fields of archaeology, anthropology, genetics,
biology, linguistics, and more
* Includes contributions from a diverse international team of
authors, representing 17 countries and a variety of
disciplines
* Divided into two sections, covering the Pleistocene and
Holocene; each section examines human migration through chapters
that focus on different regional and disciplinary lenses
A propos de l’auteur
Peter Bellwood is Emeritus Professor (Archaeology) at The Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. He is the author of First Farmers (Blackwell, 2005), Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago (2007), and First Migrants (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013). His book First Farmers won a 2006 Book Award from the Society for American Archaeology. He has also written and edited many other books on Southeast Asian and Pacific prehistory. His current research and writing are on prehistoric migrations around the world, especially of early food-producing populations, with a focus on Southeast Asia. He is currently involved in archaeological fieldwork in Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
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