ARCHAEOLOGY OF
EASTERN POLYNESIA
Retrospect and Prospect
An International Conference
Hosted by:
The Richard Gump Research Station
University of California at
Berkeley
Mo’orea, French Polynesia
24 November to 2 December
2000
Co-Organizers:
Dr. Eric Conte
Université de
Polynésie Francaise
Prof. Patrick V. Kirch
University of
California at Berkeley
Conference Supported by a
Grant from
The Fonds France-Berkeley
Summary Program of the Conference
Friday, 24 November 2000/ Saturday, 25 November:
Arrival of participants to
Fa’a’a airport, and transfer to Mo’orea by ferry
Sunday, 26 November:
Visiting sites in the
Opunohu Valley
Monday, 27 November through Wednesday, 29 November:
Informal presentations and
discussions at the Gump Station
Tuesday, 28 November:
Buffet luncheon for
participants and invited guests
Thursday, 30 November:
Circle-island tour of
Mo’orea, visit to marae sites
Friday, 1 December:
Transfer to Pape’ete by 8 am
ferry
Cocktail reception and
buffet luncheon at the Hotel Beachcomber, Tahiti, co-hosted by Madame Louise
Peltzer, La Ministre de la Culture, et Sylvie André, Présidente de l’Université
de Polynésie Francaise
Evening presentations by
selected conference participants (Conte, Rolett, Kirch, Ottino) at the
l’Université de Polynésie Francaise, open to the public
Saturday, 2 December:
Departure of conference participants
from Fa’a’a airport
List of Participants Attending
Organizers:
Eric Conte, l’Université de
Polynésie Francaise
Patrick V. Kirch, University of
California at Berkeley
Senior Researchers:
Melinda Allen, University of
Auckland, New Zealand
Atholl Anderson, Australian National
University
Jean-Michel Chazine, France
Claudio Cristino, Easter Island,
Chile
Roger C. Green, University of
Auckland
Eric Komori, State of Hawai’i
Historic Preservation Office, USA
Pierre Ottino, ORSTOM, France
Barry Rolett, University of Hawai’i/
Harvard University, USA
Christophe Sand, New Caledonia
Yosihiko Sinoto, Bishop Museum,
Hawai’i, USA
Joseph Tchong, Centre Polynésien des
Sciences Humaines, Tahiti
Patricia Vargas, University of
Chile, Santiago, Chile
Pierre Verin, l’Université de
Polynésie Francaise, Tahiti
Marshall Weisler, University of
Otago, New Zealand
Students:
J. Kahn, University of California at
Berkeley (paper to be read)
S. Millerstrom, University of
California at Berkeley
H. Cauchois, Centre Polynésien des
Sciences Humaines, Tahiti
T. Maric, l’Université de Polynésie
Francaise
Observers/Guests:
J.-M. Dubois, Tahiti
Neil Davies, Director, Gump Research
Station
M. Eddowes, Mo’orea
Marimari Kellum, Mo’orea
Tentative Schedule of Presentations/Discussions
Monday, 27 December
Morning Session: Problems in the Colonization of Eastern
Polynesia
8.30-9.15 am. A. Anderson, “Colonization Chronology of
French Polynesia”
9.15-10.00 am. M. Weisler, “Mangareva Sequence and the
Dating of Geographic Expansion in Southeast Polynesia”
10.00-10.15 am. Coffee break
10.15-11.00 am. Y. Sinoto, “Where are the Initial
Colonization Sites in Hawai’i, Marquesas, and Society Islands?”
11.00-11.30 am. C. Christino, “Thoughts on the Marutea-Mangareva-Pitcairn-Henderson-Rapa
Nui Interaction Sphere”
11.30-12.00 noon. General Discussion
12.00-2.00 pm. Lunch
Afternoon Session: Interaction and Voyaging Spheres
2.00-2.45 pm. B. Rolett, “Voyaging and Interaction
Spheres in the Eastern Polynesian Homeland Region”
2.45-3.30 pm. R. Green and M. Weisler, “Holistic
Approaches to Interaction Spheres, a Polynesian Example”
3.30-4.15 pm. J.-M. Chazine, “The Tuamotus and their
Links with Neighboring Archipelagoes”
4.15-5.00 pm. General Discussion
Tuesday, 28 December
Morning Session: Settlement Patterns and Household
Archaeology
8.30-9.15 am. J. Kahn, “Recent Results of Household
Archaeology in the Opunohu Valley, Mo’orea” (presented by P. Kirch)
9.15-10.00 am. E. Conte, “Current Research in Ua Huka,
Marquesas Islands”
10.00-10.45 am. P. Kirch, “The Settlement Landscape of an
‘Open Chiefdom,’ Mangaia, Southern Cook Islands”
11:00 Buffet Luncheon for Invited Guests/ Tour of the
Gump Research Station
Afternoon Session: Social
Transformation and Evolution
2.00-2.45 pm. C. Sand, “Cultural Diversity in Tribal
Melanesia Versus Cultural Homogeneity in Polynesian Chiefdoms”
2.45-3.30 pm. Millerstrom, “Between a Rock and Hard
Place: Trials and Tribulations of Rock Art Research in the Marquesas Islands”
3.30-4.15 pm. M. Eddowes, “History and Archaeology: The
Tutae’auri and Mamaia Cult, A Transformation of Tahitian Religious Practice”
4.15-5.00 pm. General Discussion
Wednesday, 29 December
Morning Session: Ethnoarchaeology, Ancient Economies,
Research Strategies
8.30-9.15 am. M. Allen, “Prehistoric Marine Fisheries in
Eastern Polynesia: New Approaches”
9.15-10 am. E. Komori, “Geographic Information Systems
and Archaeological Models in Eastern Polynesia”
10.00-10.15 am. Coffee Break
10.15-10.45 am. H. Cauchois, “Ethnoarchaeological Study
of Dry Horticulture in Maupiti Island”
10.45-11.30 am. P. Verin, “Research Strategies of
Archaeology in the Eastern Pacific”
11.30-12.00 noon. General Discussion
12.00-2.00 pm. Lunch
Afternoon Session: Issues of Cultural Patrimony, Site
Preservation
2.00-2.45 pm. P. Vargas, “Rebuilding Cultural Identity at
Local and Regional Levels”
2.45-3.30 pm. P. Ottino, “La Mise en Valeur du Patrimoine
Archeologique”
3.30-4.00 pm. C. Christino, “Tahitian Valleys Revisited:
Papeno’o and Vaihiria Eighty Years After Emory”
4.00-4.30 pm. Y. Sinoto, “Restoration of Society Islands
Marae”
4.30-5.00 pm. General Discussion
Thursday, 30 December
Morning Session: Discussion Concerning Future Research
Priorities in Eastern Polynesia
8.30-9.00 am.
Remarks by Joseph Tchong, Director of the Departement d’Archéologie of French
Polynesia
Open discussion of future research priorities and
directions, and of the relationship between research and preservation/cultural
patrimony
12.00 noon. Lunch
Afternoon: Circle-island tour of Mo’orea, visitations to marae sites