Prehistoric Architecture in MicronesiaUniversity of Texas Press, 1988 - 166 páginas Looks at prehistoric meeting houses and residences in Palau, the Yap Islands, Pohnpei, Kosrae, and the Mariana islands and discusses how they were made |
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