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Eastern Polynesia
Asian Perspectives 41(2). An introduction to the regions archaeology.
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.
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.
Polynesian Archaeology
Polynesian archaeology page of archaeologist Donald P. Ryan, including work with Thor Heyerdahl.
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.
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