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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.
http://uh-manoa.tripod.com/
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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 of society. It
has led to an ethnographic oversimplification of Melanesia as having only Big Man societies,
whereas Polynesia having chiefly societies. Chiefs in Melanesia have often been interpreted as a
cultural borrowing under Polynesian influence. (PDF)
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.2sand01.pdf
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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 number of sites in
the central region, notably Motu Paeao cemetery and Vaito'otia-Fa'ahia in the Society Islands, and
Hane and Ha'atuatua in the Marquesas Islands. (PDF)
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.2anderson.pdf
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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 archipelagoes. (PDF)
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.2rolett.pdf
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Eastern Polynesia
Asian Perspectives 41(2). An introduction to the regions archaeology.
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.2kirch.pdf
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Ancient Seafarers
From Archaeology, Southeast Asia and Australia give archaeologists some of the best evidence for
ancient sea crossings.
http://www.he.net/~archaeol/9703/etc/specialreport.html
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Polynesian Pathways
The origins of the Polynesians is a dilemma which has intrigued many a traveler and scholar over
the years. There are many theories as to their origins and how they entered the Pacific arena.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~mkfenn/index.html
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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.
http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/archaeology/awsanz/
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The Pacific Prehistory Project at the University of Hawaii
The project is a diverse group of historians and anthropologists, whose goal is to advance our
understanding of the unique evolutionary problems and adaptations of human populations in the
Pacific.
http://www2.soc.hawaii.edu/css/anth/projects/ppp/index.html
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Polynesian Archaeology
Polynesian archaeology page of archaeologist Donald P. Ryan, including work with Thor Heyerdahl.
http://www.plu.edu/~ryandp/poly.html
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