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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

» Eastern Polynesia    Asian Perspectives 41(2). An introduction to the regions archaeology.    http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.2kirch.pdf

» 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" archetype of society. It has led to an ethnographic oversimplification of Melanesia    http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.2sand01.pdf

» Micronesian Archaeological Training    Showcases Pacific Islands archaeological research.    http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~wsayres/training/training/

» 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'oti    http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.2anderson.pdf

» Polynesian Archaeology    Polynesian archaeology page of archaeologist Donald P. Ryan, including work with Thor Heyerdahl.    http://www.plu.edu/~ryandp/poly.html

» Rat DNA Helps Trace Pacific Migrations    From MSNBC, pattern of ancient colonization was slower and more complex than thought.    http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5160080/

» 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.    http://uh-manoa.tripod.com/

» 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.    http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.2rolett.pdf