Spanish explorer Alvoro de Mendana was the first European to officially sight the islands and found signs of gold on Guadalcanal. He believed he had found the source of King Solomon’s wealth and named the islands ‘The Island of Solomon’. In 1595 and 1605, Spain sent several more expediti...
The things we value: culture and history in the Solomon Islands, edited by Ben Burt and Lissant Boltondoi:10.1080/00664677.2014.960065JamesCREDOLeachCREDOInformaworldAnthropological Forum A Journal of Social Anthropology & Comparative Sociology
Local Culture Solomon Islanders share a diverse history and cultural background. The population is mostly of Melanesian descent but is also made up of Polynesians, Micronesians, Chinese and Europeans. There are approximately 550,000 people living in the Solomons and about 70,000 live in the capi...
History and Ethnic Relations The first discoverers of the Solomon Islands were the island peoples themselves. They settled the main islands and developed land-based communities, first with agriculture and then through animal husbandry, particularly pigs. They also developed fishing and other marine ...
摘要: This work is a book review considering the titles The Things We Value: Culture and History in Solomon Islands edited by Ben Burt and Lissant Bolton and World Art: An Introduction to the Art in Artefacts by Ben Burt.DOI: 10.14434/mar.v9i1-2.19510 ...
CULTUREThe culture of the Solomon Islands reflects the extent of differentiation and diversity among the groups living within the archipelago. The peoples are distinguished by island, language, topography, and geography. The cultural zone includes the Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island, part of ...
Digging into the rich Culture and History of Bougainville A day filled with important history for the Bougainvillians, which we got to see in the raw as we ventured onto the Island after our early morning …READ MORE 30 Oct 2022 School's out, Dive in!: Exploring Nissan Island and Snorkell...
has something for everyone. Comprising literally thousands of large islands, small islands and islets, it has a multiplicity of cultures and diversity of people that is forever fascinating." Culture, history, mythology, galleries and more. - From janeresture.com -http://www.janeresture.com/sol...
Waiting to be discovered in the picturesque Pacific Ocean is the untouched Solomon Islands, ready with welcome arms for you to explore and immerse yourself amongst its history, culture and traditions of this beautiful island paradise. While we think there are thousands of reasons to make Solomon ...
History I should probably start off with a confession: The Solomon Islands have held a fascination for me since I was a teenager. I spent my adolescent years researching book reports on the Pacific Theater during the Second World War and knew of the Battle of Guadalcanal and John F. Kennedy...