Ref ID:	31760
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Olsudong, Rita
Title:	Oral traditions and archaeology in Micronesia: an attempt to study past ideology in a built environment
Date:	2002
Source:	Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Notes:	Proceedings of the 16th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Melaka, Malaysia, 1 to 7 July 1998.
Abstract:	Documentation of Micronesian cultures by the local people has been through oral traditions. It is in oral traditions that one finds norms that govern different situations and differentiate one culture from another. One also learns the proper methods and protocols of constructing a house or a stone path so as not to bring misfortune to a village or one's clan, and to some extent oral traditions influence the pattern of archaeological remains observed throughout Micronesia. This paper investigates the link between oral traditions and the built environment in Micronesia. In another words, can the cultural norms and practices in Micronesia today be projected into the past through archaeological study? The archaeological record in Belau will be examined with specific reference to oral traditions.
Date Created:	10/19/2003
Volume:	22
Page Start:	153
Page End:	160