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MICHAEL F. DEGA,
Ph.D. Principal Investigator Dr. Dega has conducted archaeological research in the Hawaiian Islands and Pacific Basin for thirteen years and for ten years in Southeast Asia, primarily in the Kingdom of Cambodia. His Ph.D. on Neolithic-period archaeological sites in eastern Cambodia was awarded from the University of Hawai`i-Manoa in 2001. Academic affiliations include research for the Naga Research Group and active membership in the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology, Society for American Archaeology, and the Center for Khmer Studies, among others. Research focuses on upland settlement models in the Hawaiian Islands, the Southeast Asian Neolithic, formation processes, and archaeobotanical study. Geographical interests and fieldwork conducted in Southeast Asia, Polynesia, and South Asia. |