(Ph.D. Anthro., Columbia University, 1959)

has been involved in Marquesan studies since 1956 when he conducted the first stratigraphic archeological fieldwork in the Marquesas islands for the American Museum of Natural History, NY.   He has published extensively on Marquesan archeology and ethnology.   He remains active in the field of Marquesan studies, conducting archeological excavations, research and teaching at the Windward College Institute for Hawaiian and Polynesian Studies.   He is a Marquesan/French interpreter and cultural consultant for journalism seminars in the Marquesan conducted by the University of Georgia's Cox Center. Suggs and co-author Burgl Lichtenstein have recently published:

Manuiota'a: Journal of a Voyage to the Marquesas.
Pa'eke Press, Boise, ID   2001.  

Available from: cptm@aranui.com , $25.99 plus $3.50 shipping, also available from amazon.com and amazon.de (German edition).   This work uses a voyage of the Aranui as a vehicle to describe the Marquesas, from geological times, through the earliest Polynesian occupation 2000 years ago, right up to the present day.   A must read for all past and future passengers.