Journal article
Holocene sea-level change and human response in Pacific Islands
Royal Society of Edinburgh. Transactions. Earth and Environmental Science, Vol.98(1), pp.117-125
2007
Abstract
Holocene sea-level changes affected people living in the Pacific Islands and their ancestors along the western Pacific Rim. Sea-level changes, particularly those that were rapid, may have led to profound and enduring societal/lifestyle changes. Examples are given of (1) how a rapid sea-level rise (CRE-3) about 7600 BP could ultimately have led to the earliest significant cross-ocean movements of people from the western Pacific Rim into the islands; (2) how mid to late Holocene sea-level changes gradually created coastal environments on Pacific Islands that were highly attractive to human settlers; (3) a hypothesis that rapid sea-level fall during the 'AD 1300 Event' brought about widespread disruption to trajectories of cultural evolution throughout the Pacific Islands; and (4) the effects of recent and likely future sea-level rise on Pacific Island peoples.
Details
- Title
- Holocene sea-level change and human response in Pacific Islands
- Authors
- Patrick Nunn (Author) - University of the South Pacific, Fiji
- Publication details
- Royal Society of Edinburgh. Transactions. Earth and Environmental Science, Vol.98(1), pp.117-125
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Edinburgh Scotland Foundation
- Date published
- 2007
- DOI
- 10.1017/S1755691007000084
- ISSN
- 1755-6910
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2007 The Author. The author's accepted version is reproduced here in accordance with the publisher's copyright policy. The final definitive version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1755691007000084
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449363502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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