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thumbstruck
Ahonui

USA
2168 Posts
Posted - 03/01/2008 :  6:46:37 PM  Show Profile
Cook's expedition named some island off the BC coast "Hipa Island" after the "hipa" or forts that they had encountered in New Zealand. Thor Heyerdahl's speculations in his book on NW Indians in the Pacific are still interesting in their "open-mindedness". There was a thread in "talk story" a while back on the subject. Again, it's just a matter of realizing that as close to you as your greatgrandparents are to you, you know next to nothing about them, even though their years are so close. (The argument about details of the origin of Jazz in the late 1800s early 1900s goes on while those of us with gray hair- even in our ears- remember talking with folks alive during that time.)
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wcerto
Ahonui

USA
5052 Posts
Posted - 03/02/2008 :  02:58:30 AM  Show Profile
Everyone should read Gavan Dawes, "Shoal of Time".
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda
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Retro
Ahonui

USA
2368 Posts
Posted - 03/02/2008 :  08:36:22 AM  Show Profile  Visit Retro's Homepage
quote:
Originally posted by ypochris

Only in recent years have Polynesians become interested in becoming archaeologists, and none have yet made enough of a name for themselves that I have heard of them.
Let's hope that changes soon.
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Which is why I have such a hard time with National Geographic printing such nonsense.
Write 'em a letter, brah - let them hear alternative points of view. "Nonsense?" Like I said before - theories; not likely to be proven conclusively in any one direction. Encourage them to dig deeper, to ask themselves Dr. Mills' question.
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ypochris
Lokahi

USA
398 Posts
Posted - 03/02/2008 :  10:10:13 AM  Show Profile
Actually I did write them a letter after posting here- unfortunately it has bounced back twice. Can you believe National Geographic doesn't even keep the "contact us" link on their site current?

Anyone have a different E-mail address I can try?

Chris
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Retro
Ahonui

USA
2368 Posts
Posted - 03/02/2008 :  6:13:17 PM  Show Profile  Visit Retro's Homepage
ngsforum -at- nationalgeographic.com
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ypochris
Lokahi

USA
398 Posts
Posted - 03/03/2008 :  3:25:10 PM  Show Profile
Tanks, brah! I tried again...

Chris
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