Polynesian archaeology page of archaeologist Donald P. Ryan, including work with Thor Heyerdahl.

Stretching across more than a million square miles of ocean in the Western Pacific, the Federated States of Micronesia is comprised of more than 600 volcanic islands and coral atolls. Archaeologist Felicia Beardsley characterizes this scattered tropical paradise as a marvelous, but sadly neglected laboratory that may hold the answers to many important questions about migration and settlement ...

Archaeology in the Marquesas Andover Foundation for Archaeological Research Be an AFAR Volunteer and Participate in Current Research Summer 2001 Project Background Information: The 2001 excavations will be on the island of Tahuata, in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. Tahuata is a particularly beautiful East Polynesian high island with small villages set in a spectacular natural ...