The Power and Reach of Chiefly Societies in Fiji-West Polynesia

斐济-西波利尼西亚酋长社会的权力和影响力

• 批准号: FT0990591
• 负责人: Prof Geoffrey Clark
• 金额: $ 48.6万
• 依托单位: The Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: ARC Future Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2010-02-15 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/FT0990591
• 关键词: Power; Reach; Chiefly; Societies; Fiji

Australia as a Pacific Ocean nation must understand and engage with its Central Pacific island neighbours. The 2nd millennium AD saw the growth of the powerful Tongan maritime chiefdom, arguably the most complex Pacific society of its time. The titles and individuals associated with the ancient Tongan chiefdom are politically prominent even today. Archaeological investigations will benefit modern regional relationships by establishing the antiquity and significance of prehistoric interaction. The benefit lies in building collaboration between Australian and Pacific Islander heritage organisations, contributing to Pacific scholarship and maintaining Australian expertise in the politically fractious Fiji-West Polynesia region.

澳大利亚作为一个太平洋国家必须理解并与中太平洋岛屿邻国互动。第二千年的广告看到了强大的汤加海事酋长国的发展，这可以说是当时最复杂的太平洋社会。即使在今天，与古代汤加酋长有关的头衔和个人在政治上也很突出。考古研究将通过建立史前相互作用的古代和意义来使现代区域关系受益。好处在于建立澳大利亚和太平洋岛民遗产组织之间的合作，为太平洋奖学金做出了贡献，并在政治上易碎的斐济西波利尼西亚地区维持澳大利亚专业知识。