In the summer of 1985, a mostly Hawaiian crew set out aboard Hokule'a, a reconstructed
ancient double canoe, to demonstrate what skeptics had steadfastly denied: that their …

TW lhen it comes to questions of distant genetic relationship in linguistics I must confess that
I have always come down very decidedly on the side of skepticism. To some extent this …

The predominant view of Pacific prehistory holds that the Pacific islands were isolated in
most periods and that isolation is the key to their development. We question the …

Ambrose (this issue, above) and Sand (this issue, above) reported on Lapita in the specific,
without being parochial in their concerns. This paper looks at the largest Lapita picture, but …

Relationships between fish feeding behavior and human predation strategies are examined
in order to identify Lapita fishing strategies. Inherent properties of herbivores/omnivores …

Abstract Since the Lapita Homeland Project of 1985 there has been an upsurge of research
on Lapita in the Bismarck Archipelago. A description and comparison of two Lapita pottery …

During the past twenty years, PIXE-PIGME analyses of the elemental composition of
obsidian have made significant contributions to the study of resource use and distribution in …

'This volume is the most comprehensive review of Lapita research to date, tackling many of
the lingering questions regarding origin and dispersal. Multidisciplinary in nature with a …

Abstract The Pacific Islands or Oceania, typically subdivided into Melanesia, Micronesia,
and Polynesia, have witnessed a virtual explosion of archaeological research, as indicated …

Abstract Within the Pacific Islands, the archaeological phenomenon called the Lapita
Cultural Complex is widely regarded as first appearing in the Bismarck Archipelago of …