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4000 Years of Migration and Cultural Exchange: The Archaeology of the Batanes Islands, Northern Philippines ed. by Peter Bellwood, Eusebio Dizon (review)

4000 Years of Migration and Cultural Exchange: The Archaeology of the Batanes Islands, Northern... book reviews 335 While no editor is credited, the volume countered ( p. 54), no use is made of this in- has clearly had extensive editing; despite mul- formation nor is it included in the website tiple section authors, the writing is clear and data. This seems a lost opportunity, as it would concise and the arguments are presented in be interesting to see whether settlement pat- a straightforward and methodical manner terns detected by sherd analysis corresponded throughout. Color versions of the figures are with structural features, at least for later time available on the web site, along with full data periods. sets showing sherd counts, density calcula- In sum, this is a volume of the sort one tions, excavation data, and site sketches. The might think would be very common but in website also provides GIS maps (in AutoCAD fact is vanishingly thin on the ground: a de- dxf or GeoTIFF formats) produced during tailed explanation of the use of archaeological the project. All of this website data is remark- survey to address an academic (as opposed ably well documented, with good metadata to strictly heritage management) question. that makes it easy to understand and incorpo- As http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Perspectives University of Hawai'I Press

4000 Years of Migration and Cultural Exchange: The Archaeology of the Batanes Islands, Northern Philippines ed. by Peter Bellwood, Eusebio Dizon (review)

Asian Perspectives , Volume 54 (2) – Apr 29, 2016

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University of Hawai'I Press
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Copyright © 2008 University of Hawai'i Press.
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1535-8283

Abstract

book reviews 335 While no editor is credited, the volume countered ( p. 54), no use is made of this in- has clearly had extensive editing; despite mul- formation nor is it included in the website tiple section authors, the writing is clear and data. This seems a lost opportunity, as it would concise and the arguments are presented in be interesting to see whether settlement pat- a straightforward and methodical manner terns detected by sherd analysis corresponded throughout. Color versions of the figures are with structural features, at least for later time available on the web site, along with full data periods. sets showing sherd counts, density calcula- In sum, this is a volume of the sort one tions, excavation data, and site sketches. The might think would be very common but in website also provides GIS maps (in AutoCAD fact is vanishingly thin on the ground: a de- dxf or GeoTIFF formats) produced during tailed explanation of the use of archaeological the project. All of this website data is remark- survey to address an academic (as opposed ably well documented, with good metadata to strictly heritage management) question. that makes it easy to understand and incorpo- As

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Published: Apr 29, 2016

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