Peopling of Polynesia - Berra, Tim M
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The migration of humans across the globe has long been studied by various scientists, and the settlement of islands across the South Pacific was our species' last great diaspora. Who were these people? Where did they come from? How did they get here? When did they get here? What drove these people, through different islands over many millennia, to embark across thousands of miles of open ocean toward unknown, uninhabited lands? Was it because of limited resources, conflicts with other cultures, accidental drifting, or simply curiosity? Berra explores these questions using evidence from…mehr

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The migration of humans across the globe has long been studied by various scientists, and the settlement of islands across the South Pacific was our species' last great diaspora. Who were these people? Where did they come from? How did they get here? When did they get here? What drove these people, through different islands over many millennia, to embark across thousands of miles of open ocean toward unknown, uninhabited lands? Was it because of limited resources, conflicts with other cultures, accidental drifting, or simply curiosity? Berra explores these questions using evidence from linguistics, archaeology, and biology. In The Peopling of Polynesia: From Taiwan to Easter Island, Dr. Tim Berra presents the compelling story of how Polynesians reached the most isolated islands on earth, scattered throughout the vast Pacific Ocean, where they first lived, and how they arrived. In addition, he presents a focused look at these islands, their geography, flora and fauna, and how language and culture were shaped over time. This is the perfect book for anyone interested in the people of Polynesia and the last major period of human expansion, from Taiwan to Hawaii, Easter Island and New Zealand.
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Dr. Tim M. Berra received a PhD in biology from Tulane University in 1969 and is Academy Professor and Professor Emeritus of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University, his academic home since 1972. He is a three-time recipient of Fulbright Fellowships to Australia (in 1969, 1979, and 2009) and is the author of 10 books and 100 scientific papers. He holds concurrent positions as a University Professorial Fellow at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, and a research associate at the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia. Tim conducted research and taught at the University of Papua New Guinea in 1971. He was a visiting professor at the University of Concepción (Chile) in 1992 and a visiting scientist at the University of Otago (New Zealand) in 1996. He was a research associate at the Western Australian Museum in Perth in 1988-1989, where he was involved with the preservation of the third known specimen of a megamouth shark. He was editor-in-chief of the Ohio Journal of Science and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologist for 20 years and is a 50+ year member of that society. He is also a Fellow of the Linnean Society.