Definition: Geoffrey Irwin has been an influential leader in the archaeology of the Pacific islands. An open water sailor and a faculty member at Auckland University, Irwin has often published materials for the general public and is one of the few people who can say Thor Heyerdahl is wrong from experience.

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An interview with Irwin on the Wayfinders site, concerning his notions of Pacific migrations.

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