Five centuries of settlement dynamics and mobility in the Northern Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua

We explore changes to settlement and mobility in the northern Raja Ampat Islands (Waigeo, Gam, and Batanta) over the past five centuries, a time when speakers of several Austronesian languages were moving throughout the archipelago. The evidence shows: (1) some settlement relocations were rapid, occ...

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Main Authors: Gaffney, D, Tanudirjo, D, Arnold, L, Gaman, W, Russell, T, Djami, E, Macap, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2024