Edwin N. Ferdon

Edwin N. Ferdon first became interested in early Polynesia in 1955 while serving as an archaeologist on Thor Heyerdahl's Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island and the East Pacific. Since then he has published numerous papers and a popular book, One Man's Log, on Polynesia's archaeology, ethnography, and geography. During twenty-four years of association with the Museum of New Mexico and School of American Research in Santa Fe and the Arizona State Museum in Tucson, he conducted archaeological surveys and excavations in Mesoamerica, South America, the southwestern United States, and Polynesia. From 1961 to 1978 he was associate director of the Arizona State Museum.
Early Observations of Marquesan Culture, 1595–1813 Early Observations of Marquesan Culture, 1595–1813
Early Observations of Marquesan Culture, 1595–1813

Early Observations of Marquesan Culture, 1595–1813

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Early Tahiti As the Explorers Saw It, 1767–1797 Early Tahiti As the Explorers Saw It, 1767–1797
Early Tahiti As the Explorers Saw It, 1767–1797

Early Tahiti As the Explorers Saw It, 1767–1797

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Early Tonga As the Explorers Saw It, 1616–1810 Early Tonga As the Explorers Saw It, 1616–1810
Early Tonga As the Explorers Saw It, 1616–1810

Early Tonga As the Explorers Saw It, 1616–1810

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