Dr. Guillaume Molle

Biography

Guillaume Molle is a Senior Lecturer in Pacific Archaeology at the Australian National University, where he also serves as the Head of Archaeology within the School of Archaeology and Anthropology. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of French Polynesia and a Master's degree from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Molle's research interests span the fields of Pacific archaeology, with a focus on Polynesia, the Marquesas islands, Tuanotu atolls, Gambier islands, human colonization of Oceania, island socio-ecosystems, evolution of chiefdoms, ceremonial architecture, funerary practices, and material culture. He is also involved in supervising research students and has held the position of Deputy Director at the Centre International de Recherches Archeologiques en Polynesie (CIRAP). Over the years, Molle has published extensively, contributing significantly to the understanding of ancient Polynesian societies and their archaeological practices. His work emphasizes the importance of ethnoarchaeological approaches to uncovering insights into the religious systems of ancient Polynesia.

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