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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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 108; no. 5; p. 1815
Main Authors:	Wilmshurst, Janet M, Hunt, Terry L, Lipo, Carl P, Anderson, Atholl J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.02.2011
Subjects:	Carbon Radioisotopes - chemistry Emigration and Immigration Humans Polynesia Polynesia
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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