Oceania
Ancient Seafarers
From Archaeology, Southeast Asia and Australia give archaeologists some of the best evidence for ancient sea crossings.
Archaeology of Whaling in Southern Australia and New Zealand (AWSANZ)
AWSANZ is a collaborative project that brings together archaeologists from Australia and New Zealand, all of whom have an interest in the colonial whaling industry.
Eastern Polynesia
Asian Perspectives 41(2). An introduction to the regions archaeology.
Melanesian Tribes vs. Polynesian Chiefdoms: Recent Archaeological Assessment of a Classic Model of Sociopolitical Types in Oceania
Asian Perspectives 41(2). The late prehistoric period is crucial to the study of anthropology, as the Island Melanesia has provided the world with the "Big Man" archtype …
Micronesian Archaeological Training
This is a site to showcase the Pacific Islands archaeological research.
New Radiocarbon Ages of Colonization Sites in East Polynesia
Asian Perspectives 41(2). The archaeological chronology of initial human colonization in East Polynesia has relied substantially upon radiocarbon dating results from a small numbe…
Polynesian Archaeology
Polynesian archaeology page of archaeologist Donald P. Ryan, including work with Thor Heyerdahl.
Rat DNA Helps Trace Pacific Migrations
From MSNBC, pattern of ancient colonization was slower and more complex than thought.
The Peter AhChing Theory on Polynesian Origins
Genetics 2002 and PNAS 2000 Science article provide support for the Peter Ahching Theory based on Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Law as studied at University of Hawaii-Manoa.
Voyaging and Interaction in Ancient East Polynesia
Asian Perespectives 41(2). The origins of East Polynesian culture are traced to a regional homeland that was centered on the Society Islands but which also included neighboring arc…
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