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Substantive evidence of initial habitation in the remote Pacific : archaeological discoveries at Unai Bapot in Saipan, Mariana Islands /
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At the Unai Bapot Site of the Mariana Islands, new excavation has clarified the oldest known instance of a residential habitation prior to 1500 B.C. in the Remote Pacific, previously difficult to document in deeply buried layers that originally had comprised near-tidal to shallow subtidal zones.
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Previously issued in print: 2017. :
1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
9781784916664 (ebook) :
Yellow Beach 2 after 75 years : the archaeology of a WWII invasion beach on Saipan and its historic context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands /
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On June 15, 1944, Afetna Point was called 'Yellow Beach 2' by the U.S. Marines and Army infantry braving Japanese resistence to establish a beachhead before capturing As Lito airfield the following days. After 75 years, this story presents archaeological evidence, archival records, and respected elders' accounts from WWII.
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1 online resource (x, 128 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789692594 (PDF ebook) :
Afetna Point, Saipan : archaeological investigations of a Latte Period village and historic context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands /
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Archaeological investigations at the Chamorro village at Afetna Point on the southwest coast of Saipan yielded Latte Period burials, ceramics, stone and shell tools, microfossils from food remains, and charcoal from cooking features dating between A.D. 1450 and 1700.
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Previously issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (xii, 188 pages) : illustrations (colour). :
Specialized. :
9781789691771 (ebook) :