David J. Addison, PhD
CURRICULUM VITAE

ADDRESS

(Office)

Archaeology Research, Education, and Outreach Coordinator
Samoan Studies Institute
American Samoa Community College,
Pago Pago, AS 96799 USA (American Samoa)

PO Box 2545
Pago Pago, AS 96799 USA (American Samoa)

tel: +(684) 258-4104
e-mail: add1ison@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Hawai`i at Manoa, 2006
M.A. in Anthropology, University of Hawai`i at Manoa, 1994
B.S. (with Highest Honors) in Tropical Horticulture, University of Hawai`i at Hilo, 1991

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Community archaeology and public outreach
Incorporating indigenous Pacific youth in research
Land use and horticultural-subsistence patterns
Prehistoric interactions between East and West Polynesia
Ancient Oceanic voyaging
Protohistoric period in Polynesia
Ethnobotany
Polynesian languages
Samoa Islands
Tokelau Islands
Marquesas Islands

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COMPETITIVE GRANTS RECEIVED

2009 NSF Archaeology Senior Research Grant ($259,380)

2009 NSF Archaeology grants for Rapid Response Research ($25,504)

2009 NPS Preservation technology and Training Grant ($25,000)

2008 Mia Tegner Memorial Research Grant for Historical Marine Ecology & Env. History ($9,780)

2008 University of the South Pacific Remote Research Award, with Tokelau Dept of Education ($11,447)

2008 American Samoa Community College Research Assistance Grant ($1,500)

1997 University of Hawai’i Graduate Travel Grant ($2,500)

1995 NSF Dissertation Improvement Grant ($15,000)

1994 Sigma Xi Research Award ($800)

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PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed

2010 Addison, D.J. and E. Matisoo-Smith. Rethinking Polynesians origins: a West-Polynesia Triple-I Model. Archaeology in Oceania 45:1–12.

2010 Addison, D.J., C.W. Filimoehala, S.J. Quintus, and T. Sapienza. Damage to Archaeological Sites on Tutuila Island (American Samoa) Following the 29 September 2009 Tsunami. Rapa Nui Journal 24(1):34-44.

2009 Ono, R. and D. J. Addison. Ethnoecology and Tokelauan fishing lore from Atafu Atoll, Tokelau. SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin 26(Dec):3-22.

2009 Morrison, A. E. and D. J. Addison. Examining causes and trends in marine trophic level change: 1500 years of fish exploitation at Fatu-ma-Futi, Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology 4(2):177-194.

in review Petchey, F., D. J. Addison and A. J. McAlister. Re-interpreting old dates: Radiocarbon determinations from the Tokelau Islands (South Pacific). submitted to JPS.

2009. Addison, D. J., B. Bass, C. Christensen, J. Kalolo, S. Lundblad, P. Mills, F. Petchey, & A. Thompson. Archaeology of Atafu, Tokelau: some initial results from 2008. Rapa Nui Journal 23(1):5-10.

2008 Recent Advances in the Archaeology of the Fiji/West-Polynesia Region. Edited with C. Sand. Dunedin: University of Otago Studies in Prehistoric Anthropology No. 21. (entire volume here)

2008 Samoan Plain Ware Ceramics of Tutuila Island, American Sāmoa: Some Thoughts on Their Spatial and Chronological Distribution (with J. Toloa, T. Tago, and S. Vaueli). In Recent Advances in the Archaeology of the Fiji/West-Polynesia Region, D.J. Addison and C. Sand editors. Dunedin: University of Otago Studies in Prehistoric Anthropology No. 21.

2008 Radiocarbon Dating Marine Shell in Samoa: A New delta-R from Known-age Specimens (with F.J. Petchey). In Recent Advances in the Archaeology of the Fiji/West-Polynesia Region, D.J. Addison and C. Sand editors. Dunedin: University of Otago Studies in Prehistoric Anthropology No. 21.

2008 How Dark Are They? The Sāmoan Dark Ages, ~1500-1000 BP (with T.M. Rieth). In Recent Advances in the Archaeology of the Fiji/West-Polynesia Region, D.J. Addison and C. Sand editors. Dunedin: University of Otago Studies in Prehistoric Anthropology No. 21.

2008 The temporal and spatial patterning of the initial settlement of Sāmoa (with T.M. Rieth and A.E. Morrison). Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology 3:214-239.

2008 The initial investigation of Fatu-ma-Futi: an ancient coastal village site, Tutuila Island, Territory of American Samoa (with G. Walter and A.E. Morrison). New Zealand Journal of Archaeology, 29(2007):89-107

2008 Risk Management and Variability in Irrigation and Agricultural Production on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands. In Comparative Island Archaeologies, J. Conolly and M. Campbell editors.

2008 Assessing the role of climate change and human predation on marine resources at the Fatu-ma-Futi Site, Tutuila Island, American Samoa: An agent based model (with A.E. Morrison). Archaeology in Oceania, 43:22-34.

2008 Traditional Marquesan agriculture and subsistence: Ethnobotany, animal husbandry, and foreign introductions, part IV of IV. Rapa Nui Journal 22(1).

2008 The changing role of irrigated Colocasia esculenta (taro) on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands: from an essential element of colonization to an important risk-reduction strategy Asian Perspectives, 47(1):139-55.

2007 Radiocarbon and DNA evidence for a pre-Columbian introduction of Polynesian chickens to Chile (with A.A. Storey, J. M. Ramirez, D. Quiroz, D. V. Burley, D. J. Addison, R. Walter, A. J. Anderson, T. L. Hunt, J. S. Athens, L. Huynen and E. A. Matisoo-Smith). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104(25 ):10335-10339.

2007 Atelier of basalt: Basalt industries of Tafuna (AS-31-150) and Pava’ia’i (AS-31-170) on Tutuila Island, American Samoa (with T. Ishimura). Archaeology in Oceania 42(1):33-40.

2007 Traditional Marquesan agriculture and subsistence: Ownership, division of labor, feasting, drought/famine, and fishing/canoe-travel, part III of IV. Rapa Nui Journal 21(2).

2007 Traditional Marquesan agriculture and subsistence:  Cultivation and processing of specific  agricultural products, part II of IV. Rapa Nui Journal 21(1):33-57.

2006 Traditional Marquesan Agriculture and Subsistence - Historical Evidence (part 1 of 4). Rapa Nui Journal 20(2):111-124.

2006 Ceramic deposit below 5th-6th century AD volcanic ash fall at Pava’ia’i, Tutuila Island, American Samoa: Preliminary results from Site AS-31-171 (with T. Tago, J. Toloa and E. Pearthree). New Zealand Journal of Archaeology (2005)27:5-18.

2005 Basalt Industries of Tafuna and Pava’ia’i on Tutuila Island, American Samoa (with T. Ishimura). Quarterly of Archaeological Studies 52(2).

2005 Autosomal STR variation in five Austronesian populations (with E.M Shepard, R.A. Chow, E. Suafo’a, A.M. Perez-Miranda, R.L. Garcia-Bertrand and R.J. Herrera. Human Biology, 77(6):825-51.

2002 Prehistoric settlement at Anaho Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands: Preliminary observations (with Melinda Allen). Archaeology in Oceania 37:87–91.

1996 Traditional Agriculture of the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). In: Glover I, Bellwood P, editors. Indo-Pacific Prehistory: The Chiang Mai Papers, vol 2, 15 ed. Canberra: Australian National.

1996 Models and Methods for Inferring the Prehistoric Colonization of Hawai`i, (with M.W. Graves). In: Glover I, Bellwood P, editors. Indo-Pacific Prehistory: The Chiang Mai Papers, vol 2, 15 ed. Canberra: Australian National.

1995 The Polynesian settlement of the Hawaiian Archipelago: Integrating models and methods in archaeological interpretation (with M.W. Graves). World Archaeology.

Other Publications

In prep A Samoan Village at the Rising Sun: Archaeological Survey of Saua, Ta’u Island, Territory of American Samoa, Report for the National Park of American Samoa (with E. Suafo’a-Taua’i).

In prep Developments in the Archaeology in the Fiji/West-Polynesia Region: Discussions at the Archaeology of the Polynesian Homeland Conference. Editors C. Sand and D. J. Addison.

In press The Tutuila Basalt Export Industry: One measina a Tutuila. Journal of Samoan Studies, 3 (Proceedings of the 4th Measina a Samoa Conference).

2009 Tokelau Science Education and Research Program: Atafu Fieldwork August 2008 (with John Kalolo). Pago Pago and Atafu: Samoan Studies Institute and Tokelau Department of Education.

2008 A Possible Basalt-Grater Manufacturing Site at ~550-300 cal BP in Leone Village, Tutuila, Territory of American Samoa: Shovel Test Excavations at the Puapua Bus Shelter Site for FTP Bus Pullouts. Report on file at the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office

2008 Report on Archaeological Test Excavations at the New Ta’u Dispensary Site. Report on file at the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office

2007 ASCC 2007 Field School investigations at Alao Village, Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Report on file at the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office.

2007 Basalt Tool Manufacture at Masefau Village, Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Report on file at the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office

2007 Lithic Manufacture at Amaua Village, Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Report on file at the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office.

2007 A Quarry and Two Large Lithic Manufacture Areas at Alao Village, Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Report on file at the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office.

2007 The Utusi'a Quarry and Lithic Flaking Area, Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Report on file at the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office.

2006 Samoan archaeology 2006 (with T.S. Asaua). Journal of Samoan Studies 2 (2006).

2006 Chronology of Tutuila and Manu’a: 100 radiocarbon dates and their implications for Samoan prehistory (with T.S. Asaua). Journal of Samoan Studies 2 (2006).

2006 Feast or Famine? Predictability, Drought, Density, and Irrigation: the Archaeology of Agriculture in Marquesas Islands Valleys. Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Anthropology, University of Hawai’i, Manoa. [.zip file]

2005 Fatu-ma-Futi Water Mitigation Project, Tutuila Island, Territory of American Samoa: Excavation Report and Preliminary Findings, ASPA Archaeology draft report submitted to the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office (with G. Walter).

2005 Archaeological, Marine Ecological, and Palynological Research on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia: 2003-2004 (with M.S. Allen, A. McAlister, S. Aswani, K. Butler, and J. Flenley). Bilan de la recherche archéologique en Polynésie Française 2003-2004. Ministère de la Culture de Polynésie Française, Service de la Culture et du Patrimoine. Punaauia, Tahiti.

2005 Intensive Archaeological Survey For The Palau Compact Road, Babeldaob Island, Palau: Historic Preservation Investigations Phase I, Vol. II Area Survey Reports, Area C. International Archaeological Research Institute.

2003 Prehistoric Settlement at Anaho Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands: Preliminary Observations (with M.S. Allen). Bilan de la recherche archéologique en Polynésie Française 2001-2002. Ministère de la Culture de Polynésie Française, Service de la Culture et du Patrimoine. Punaauia, Tahiti.

2001 Archaeological Subsurface Testing for the Removal of Pipeline Utilities Under the Installation Restoration Program at Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo, Ko`olaupoko District, O`ahu, Hawai`i.

2001 Irrigation in Traditional Marquesan Agriculture: Surface Survey Evidence from Hatihe’u Valley, Nuku Hiva. Pacific 2000: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific. Edited by C.M. Stevenson, G. Lee and F.J. Morin. The Easter Island Foundation, Los Osos.

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PRESENTED PAPERS

2008 2500 Years of Marine Procurement in American Samoa: Patterns and Implications Based on Archaeological Records (with A. Morrison). Paper presented at the American Samoa Coral Reef Fishery Workshop, 21-23 October, American Samoa.

2008 How Much Irrigation was There in Ancient Samoa? (with N. Gurr). Paper presented at the Society for American Archaeology, 26-30 March, Vancouver, Canada.

2008 International Reliability Study of the Engagement with Beauty Scale and its Implications for Positive Counseling Psychology (with T. Richel, R. Diessner, J. Merchi, I. Dachs, K. Lambert-Craig, and S. Nasrullah). Poster presented at the 2008 International Counseling Psychology Conference, 6-9 March, Chicago.

2008 The Northern Atoll Arc and Sailing Strategies between West and East Polynesia. Paper presented at the 19th Annual Maritime Archaeology and History of the Pacific Symposium, 16-18 February, Honolulu, Hawai’i.

2007 The Lapita Settlement of Sāmoa: Is a Continuous Occupation Model Appropriate? (with T.M. Rieth and A.E Morrison). Paper presented at the VII International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific Islands: Migration, Identity, and Cultural Heritage, 20-25 August Gotland, Sweden.

2007 A GIS-Based Model for Assessing Lapita-Aged Settlements: American Sāmoa (with A.E Morrison and T.M. Rieth). Paper presented at the 18th Annual Maritime Archaeology and History of the Pacific Symposium. Honolulu.

2007 Human Diet in Prehistoric Tutuila, American Samoa: Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Evidence (with F. Valentin, E. Herrscher, and F. Petchey). Paper presented at the VII International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific Islands: Migration, Identity, and Cultural Heritage, 20-25 August, Gotland, Sweden.

2007 Creating a Searchable Online Bibliographic Database of Pacific Archaeology (with J.C Galipaud). Paper presented at the VII International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific Islands: Migration, Identity, and Cultural Heritage, 20-25 August, Gotland, Sweden.

2007 The East-West Polynesia Boundary: an Archaeologically Useful Concept? . Paper presented at the VII International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific Islands: Migration, Identity, and Cultural Heritage, 20-25 August, Gotland, Sweden.

2007 The Tutuila Basalt Export Industry, the 1200-1400 AD Samoan Maritime Expansion, and possible earlier periods of Samoan regional influence. Paper presented at the VII International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific Islands: Migration, Identity, and Cultural Heritage, 20-25 August, Gotland, Sweden.

2007 A GIS Based Model for Locating Lapita Aged Settlements in American Samoa: Integrating Prehistoric Landscape Change with Radiocarbon Chronology (with A.E Morrison and T.M. Rieth). Paper presented at the VII International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific Islands: Migration, Identity, and Cultural Heritage, 20-25 August, Gotland, Sweden.

2006 The Fatu-ma-Futi Site in the Context of Tutuila Prehistory (with Frederique Valentin). 18th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Manila, Philippines.

2006 Irrigated Agriculture in the Colonization of Oceanic Islands. 18th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Manila, Philippines.

2005 To’aga: The Last 1000 Years. Oceanic Explorations: Lapita and Pacific Archaeology Conference, Nukualofa, Tonga.

2005 El Nino, Temporal and Spatial Environmental Variability, and Irrigation in Traditional Marquesan Agricultural Systems: The Nuku Hiva Landscape. Oceanic Explorations: Lapita and Pacific Archaeology Conference, Nukualofa, Tonga.

2005 Current Archaeological Research in American Samoa. Measina a Samoa III Conference, Apia, Samoa.
2004 Irrigation on Nuku Hiva (Marquesas Islands) As a Risk-Reduction Strategy an Response to Periodic Drought. Islands in Global Perspectives, Auckland New Zealand.

2004 Pecked Stone Pounders, Catastrophic Volcanic Ash Falls, and other Recent Archaeology from American Samoa. New Zealand Archaeological Association 50th Anniversary Conference, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

2004 Site destruction on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands. 17th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Taipei, Taiwan.

2004 Catastrophic Volcanic Ash Falls and Ceramic Sites on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. 17th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Taipei, Taiwan.

2003 Current Archaeological Research on Tutuila. Lapita 50th Anniversary Conference, Kone & Noumea, New Caledonia.

2002 Photographic Resources on Samoa at the US National Archives. Pacific History Association, Apia, Samoa.

2002 Marquesan Houses – a View from the Historic Sources. Pacific History Association, Apia, Samoa.

2002 Traditional Samoan use of the Tutuila Island Landscape. American Association for the Advancement of Science Conference. Waimea, Hawaii.

2000 Irrigation in Traditional Marquesan Agriculture: Surface Survey Evidence from Hatihe’u Valley, Nuku Hiva. Pacific 2000: 5th International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific.

1998 Traditional Marquesan Agriculture: Evidence from Hatihe`u, presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Seattle.

1994 Prehistoric Marquesan Agriculture: Interrelationships between Environmental Variables, Agricultural Production and Storage Techniques, and the Evolution of Social Complexity, presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Anaheim, California, April.

1994 Ethnohistoric Reconstructions and Archaeological Evidence: What Was Pre-European Marquesan Agriculture Like?, presented at the 4th Annual College of Social Sciences Student Conference, Honolulu, Hawai`i, April.

1994 East Polynesian Ceramics: Evidence of Initial Colonization or Continued Interaction?, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology, Hilo, Hawai`i, March.

1994 A Preliminary assessment of the Archaeological Evidence of Pre-European Agricultural Production Systems of the Marquesas Islands, presented at the 6th Annual SHAPS Graduate Student Conference on Hawai`i, Asia, and the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawai`i, January.

1994 Dating the Polynesian Settlement of Hawai`i: the Debate Continues, (with M.W. Graves), presented in the Department of Anthropology Colloquium Series, Hilo, Hawai`i, February.

1994 Traditional Agriculture of the Marquesas Islands, presented at the 15th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Chiang Mai, Thailand, January.

1994 Models and Methods for Inferring the Prehistoric Colonization of Hawai`i, (with M.W. Graves), presented at the 15th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Chiang Mai, Thailand, January.

1993 Recent Developments in East Polynesian Chronology, (with M.T. Sweeney), presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, Missouri, April.

1990 The Marquesas: Polynesian Islands. Seminar for University of Michigan Summer Enrichment Program, Hilo, Hawai`i, July (with John Kneubuhl)

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