Smith, Anita Jane2017-09-162017-09-1617407601900725-9018b21435947http://hdl.handle.net/1885/127432There can be little doubt on linguistic evidence that East Polynesia was first settled from West Polynesia. The author argues, however, that the related archaeological record has been made to fit with this dominant interpretative paradigm. Her objective assessment of the material evidence contradicts the popularly held view.248 pagesapplication/pdfen-AUCopyright of the text remains with the contributors/authorsArchaeology -- AustraliaAn archaeology of West Polynesian prehistory2002