Vaka moana
Subtitle: voyages of the ancestors : the discovery and settlement of the Pacific
By: editor K. R. Howe.
Contributors: Howe, K. R.; Auckland War Memorial Museum (1996- )
Publisher: David Bateman
Published: 19uu
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781869536251
Subjects: Polynesians -- Migrations; Navigation -- Polynesia; Polynesia -- Discovery and exploration; Oceania -- Discovery and exploration; Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration
Description: Chapters cover: the human settlement of the globe; origin and traditions of Pacific peoples; important findings in archaeology, linguistics and genetic studies; traditional canoe building and sailing techniques; pre-instrument navigational systems; ancient Pacific voyaging and trading routes; the arrival of the West and its impact on Pacific peoples; the modern revival by today's Pacific peoples of canoe building and traditional navigation.
Notes: Published in association with Auckland Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-350) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. The last frontier / K. R. Howe; title: 2. Polynesian oral traditions / Rawiri Taonui; title: 3. Voyaging and settlement / Geoffrey Irwin; title: 4. Ocean sailing canoes / Ben Finney; title: 5. Navigation / Ben Finney and Sam Low; title: 6. Pacific voyaging after the exploration period; title: 7. Two worlds / Anne Salmond; title: 8. Western ideas about islanders' origins / K. R. Howe; title: 9. Renaissance / Ben Finney.