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| Frederick H. Damon
Professor
Department of Anthropology
University of Virginia (United States)
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Specialities |
Austronesian Prehistory, Climate Change, Complexity, Death and Bereavement, Ecology, Economic Anthropology, Ethnobotany, Exchanges, Kula, Mortuary Rites, Ethnographic Encounter |
Discipline(s) |
Anthropology
Sociology
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Geographic administrative areas |
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Geographic places |
Australia (area)
Papua New Guinea
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Historical periods |
Lapita and the Austronesian expansion
The Colonial time
20th century
21st century
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Indigenous languages |
Muyuw |
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Experiences |
Field Research (1973 to 2014)
Exchange, Production and Ethnobotany — University of Virginia
I have had two long research stints on Muyuw, ne. Kula Ring in Milne Bay Province. One, over 26 months, centered on exchange, production and ritual; the other, beginning in 1991 and now including another 23 months on the island, focuses on trees,climate and culture |
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