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Professional Background
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Archaeologist & Leading Authority on the Marquesas
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- Conducted the first stratigraphic excavations in the Marquesas (for the American Museum of Natural History, NY in 1956-8).
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- Provided the archaeological world with its first solid evidence of the Melanesian/Western Polynesian origins of the Marquesan culture.
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- Since 1956 has made more than 18 additional trips to the Marquesas for further research, and as interpreter and guide.
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Experienced Lecturer and Guide:
Contract study leader for the Smithsonian Travel Associates on tours aboard the cruise ships World Discoverer, Royal Viking Sun, Marco Polo, and Paul Gauguin, to the Tuamotos, Society Islands, Mangareva, Pitcairn, and Easter Island, as well as Australia, Java, Bali, Borneo, and the Philippines, and China.
Lecturer, guide, and interpreter aboard the Aranui, the adventure passenger freighter serving the Marquesas.
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Degrees:
BA with highest honors, Anthropology and German, Columbia University, NY,NY.
MA Anthropology, Columbia University, NY, NY.
Ph.D Anthropology, Columbia University, NY, NY.
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Past Affiliations:
American Museum of Natural History, NY, NY
University of Hawaii
French University of the South Pacific
Polynesian Studies Institute, Kane'ohe, HI
University of Georgia
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Linguist:
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Wide Experience:
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Fluent in:
Marquesan
French
German
Italian
Indonesian
Reads:
Russian
Portugese
Spanish
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French Polynesia:
Marquesas
Society Islands
Tuamoto archipelago
Mangareva
Hawai'i
Pitcairn Island
Easter Island
Samoa
Fiji
Melanesia
Micronesia
Java
Bali
Borneo
Australia
Philippines
Malaysia
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Author:
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Author of eight books on the Marquesas and Polynesia, as well as numerous articles. The most recent book was published in 2000. See Books and Articles, and Latest Book pages on this website.
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