Question | Response | Source |
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Pre-Austronesian population | Present: Clear evidence of human occupation prior to Austronesian settlement | Bellwood 1995: 109 |
Christian influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence but in a region where contact is likely (No evidence of Christian influence on supernatural belief, but culture is known to have had (or is likely to have had) contact with Christian societies at or prior to the time focus in question.) | Nevermann 2010: 3-8, 170-177 |
Hindu / Buddhist influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence and not in region of known contact (No evidence of Hindu / Buddhist influence on supernatural belief, and culture is unlikely to have had contact with Hindu or Buddhist societies at or prior to to the time focus in question.) | Cribb 2000: 2.21 |
(Low) contact with other societies (SCCS v 787) | Occasional but not often (e.g. once in a generation) | Nevermann 2010: 3-8, 143-144 |
Islamic influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence and not in region of known contact (No evidence of Islamic influence on supernatural belief, and culture is unlikely to have had contact with Islamic societies at or prior to the time focus in question.) | Cribb 2000: 2.23 |
Distance to closest landmass inhabited by a different culture (km) | 78.9 | Calculator 2014 |
Distance to nearest continent (km) | 1280 | Calculator 2014 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Longitude of culture’s location (°) | 149.6 | Parkinson 2010: 246; Nevermann 2010: 13 |
Latitude of culture’s location (°) | -1.4 | 2014; Parkinson 2010: 246; Nevermann 2010: 13 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Number of islands inhabited by culture | Four or more | Nevermann 2010: 13 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Island type (island with largest culture population or largest island if unknown) | Tectonic (an oceanic island formed by tectonic uplift, e.g. Macquarie Island) | Nevermann 2010: 23 |
Maximum elevation (meters) | 650 | Clark 2008: 64 |
Island Size (km²) | 400 | Clark 2008: 64 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Estimate of culture population size at relevant time focus | 2600 | Nevermann 2010: 29, 33 |
Importance of Matrilateral descent (V.2) | High (Matrilateral descent plays an important role in determining social status and / or group membership, and is more important than any other form of descent.) | Nevermann 2010: 152 |
Importance of Patrilateral descent (V.2) | Low (Patrilateral descent plays little or no role in determining social status and / or group membership.) | Nevermann 2010: 152 |
Polygamy (SCCS 861) | Limited polygyny (< 20% of married males) | Nevermann 2010: 150 |
Estimated population of largest political community | 100-999 | Nevermann 2010: 30, 158 |
Political Authority | Local (encompasses the local community and / or multiple sublocal groups) | Nevermann 2010: 158 |
Question | Response | Source |
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(No) conflict (social or political) within the local community (SCCS v 767) | High (Conflict is frequent and often violent, but is not a pervasive aspect of daily life.) | Nevermann 2010: 158 |
(No) internal warfare (between communities of the same society) (SCCS v 773) | Common, at least every five years | Nevermann 2010: 32, 159-160 |
(No) external warfare (with other societies) (SCCS v 774) | Occasional, at least every generation | Nevermann 2010: 3-8, 143-144 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Metalworking | Absent | Nevermann 2010: 96-115 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Animal husbandry as a source of food | Medium | Nevermann 2010: 67, 68 |
Land-based hunting performed by individuals | Minor | Nevermann 2010: 69 |
Land-based gathering | Medium | Nevermann 2010: 68 |
Land-based hunting performed by one or more groups | Medium | Nevermann 2010: 67, 69 |
Agriculture / Horticulture | Principal (more important than any other source of food) | Nevermann 2010: 67, 75 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Water-based gathering | Medium | Nevermann 2010: 68 |
Fishing and water-based hunting performed by one or more groups | Major | Nevermann 2010: 67, 69-75 |
Fishing and water-based hunting performed by individuals | Major | Nevermann 2010: 67, 69-75 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Trade / wage labour as a source of food | Major | Nevermann 2010: 67-88, 144-145 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Foreign government systems | Present, and of high importance (At one time or another during the post-contact period the culture was subject to a foreign government system that controlled most important decisions.) | Chinnery 1928: 129 |
Question | Response | Source |
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Loss of autonomy during postcontact period | High (On at least one occasion during the post-contact period, the culture came under the political dominance of a foreign power, and this event resulted in considerable loss of autonomy.) | Chinnery 1928: 129 |
Nature of loss of autonomy – voluntary vs. forced | Largely involuntary (autonomy was lost largely as a result of external force) | Nevermann 2010: 1-8 |