Polynesian Research Brief — September 18, 2026
One major peer-reviewed ANU Press volume appeared; these are its strongest contributions.
- CHamoru Archaeology
- Indigenous Scholarship
- Pacific Visual Culture
- Motif Systems
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Pacific Research Archive
New scholarship on Polynesian tattooing, Oceanic visual culture and Pacific archaeology.
IslandTAT reviews newly published or newly surfaced primary scholarship, peer-reviewed research, museum and university publications, excavation reports, and culturally grounded Indigenous scholarship. Each brief is an IslandTAT archive of original research notes, citations and source links — not a claim of ownership over Pacific cultural knowledge.
Research briefs
Polynesian Research Brief — September 11, 2026
Six worthwhile items surfaced; the first was genuinely new and the others established a strong baseline for future briefs.
- Pacific Visual Culture
- Lapita Archaeology
- CHamoru Archaeology
- Polynesian Tattooing
- Indigenous Scholarship
- Motif Systems
6 sources