ABSTRACT
According to archaeological evidence, the Pacific region was last part of the world to have been settled by humans. The author had no idea that those humans, according to archaeologists, were ancestors of Polynesians ancestors of Samoan descent, and he was born and raised in New Zealand. Samoa is an island in Polynesia, in South Pacific region. Currently, the Samoan archipelago is divided into Samoa and American Samoa, due to European colonial events in late 1800s, although culturally and linguistically people are the same. Archaeological evidence shows Samoa was settled about 3,000 years ago by a group known as Lapita. The main evidence to support the existence of the Lapita Cultural Complex is based on a distinct type of pottery, known as Lapita pottery. It also has a specific time range for its appearance and distribution. The more he learned about his archaeological past and especially the accomplishments of his ancestors, the more he wanted to specialise in Samoan archaeology.
