Roger Curtis Green

Roger Curtis Green, ONZM (15 March 1932 – 4 October 2009) was an American born, New Zealand-based archaeologist, Professor Emeritus at The University of Auckland, and member of the National Academy of Sciences and Royal Society of New Zealand. He was awarded the Hector and Marsden Medals and was an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his contributions to the study of Pacific culture history.

Roger Green was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and expressed an interest in archaeology at an early age. At sixteen, his family relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where his interest in North American prehistory flourished.

Following a field season on Pueblo sites in the region under the tutelage of Frank Hibben, Green attended the University of New Mexico. While there, he undertook coursework in geology and linguistics in addition to anthropology, while at the same time being engaged in officers training. He was particularly influenced by the work of linguist Edward Sapir during this period, which likely contributed to his subsequent works in Polynesian linguistics. During this period, Green continued to work on local field projects, resulting in his first published works.

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