High-precision radiocarbon dating shows recent and rapid initial human colonization of East Polynesia

The 15 archipelagos of East Polynesia, including New Zealand, Hawaii, and Rapa Nui, were the last habitable places on earth colonized by prehistoric humans. The timing and pattern of this colonization event has been poorly resolved, with chronologies varying by >1000 y, precluding understanding o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Jg. 108; H. 5; S. 1815
Hauptverfasser:	Wilmshurst, Janet M, Hunt, Terry L, Lipo, Carl P, Anderson, Atholl J
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States 01.02.2011
Schlagworte:	Carbon Radioisotopes - chemistry Emigration and Immigration Humans Polynesia Polynesia
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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