The Pacific Prehistory Project at the University of Hawai`i is a diverse group of historical and anthropological scientists whose goal is to advance our understanding of the unique evolutionary problems and adaptations of  human populations in the Pacific. Multi-disciplinary research in human and environmental ecology, evolutionary theory, simulation modeling, population genetics and archaeological science is conducted by both academic and private sector researchers in the United States, as well as internationally. 

The Pacific Prehistory Project, under the direction of Professor Terry Hunt, offers a variety of archaeological field schools in the South Pacific. Our long-term research in the Pacific is integrated by questions concerning the evolution of human diversity and complexity.  Thus, we see the value of posing broad, comparative research questions in different island cases from the Pacific region.

In the Summer of 2005 we are planning an archaeological field school offered on Rapa Nui. The field school is open to undergraduate and graduate students who wish to earn six-semester credits while learning a range of archaeological field methods in the spectacular and anthropologically-significant setting of Rapa Nui in the South Pacific. Field school students will be involved in original, theoretically-informed field and laboratory research projects. 

We will continue to offer archaeological field schools in Fiji and Rapa Nui over the next several years.