Unearthing the Polynesian Past: Explorations and Adventures of an Island Archaeologist

by Patrick Vinton Kirch

Perhaps no scholar has done more to reveal the ancient history of Polynesia than noted archaeologist Patrick Vinton Kirch. For close to fifty years he explored the Pacific, as his work took him to more than two dozen islands spread across the ocean, from Mussau to Hawai'i to Easter Island. In this lively memoir, rich with personal--and often amusing--anecdotes, Kirch relates his many adventures while doing fieldwork on remote islands.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824853458
• ISBN13: 9780824853457
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"