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Jack Golson (born 1926, England) is an archaeologist who has done extensive field work in Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. He has made important and pioneering contributions to the world of archaeology. Golson studied history and archaeology at Cambridge University. In 1954, he lectured at the archaeology department of Auckland University in New Zealand where he began studies on pre-history in the Pacific Islands. Golson also worked towards improving standards and methods of archaeology in New Zealand and organised the New Zealand Archaeological Association.〔() On the Road of the Winds: An Archaeological History of the Pacific Islands by Patrick Vinton Kirch, p.30. Retrieved 1 November 2009〕 In 1957, he carried out the first systematic survey of achaeological remains on Savai'i island in Samoa.〔() Settlement Patterns in Samoa before 1840 by Janet M Davidson, The Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol. 78 1969, No. 1, p.44-82. Retrieved 1 November 2009 〕 In 1961, he was appointed Fellow in Prehistory at the Australian National University〔() The archaeologist's field handbook by Heather Burke and Claire Smith, (back cover). Retrieved 1 November 2009〕 and carried out research in Australia and Papua New Guinea. He was the president of the World Archaeological Congress (1990–1994).〔http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/site/about_pres.php〕 In 1991, Golson retired after 30 years at the Australian National University. He became a visiting Fellow there while focusing his work on Papua New Guinea.〔() A future for archaeology: the past in the present by Peter J. Ucko, Robert Layton, Stephen Shennan, Peter G. Stone, (Notes). Retrieved 1 November 2009〕 ==See also== *Archaeology in Samoa 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Golson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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