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Late colonization of East Polynesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Matthew Spriggs  and
Atholl Anderson
Matthew Spriggs
Affiliation:
Department of Prehistory, Division of Society & Environment, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
Atholl Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Abstract

In a recent ANTIQUITY article (65: 767–95) Atholl Anderson presented a detailed analysis of radiocarbon dates to show that the settlement of New Zealand occurred later than previously thought. In this paper Anderson teams up with another proponent of ‘chronometric hygiene’, Matthew Spriggs (see ANTIQUITY 63: 587–613), to examine the dates for the colonization of the rest of East Polynesia. Once again the generally accepted dates for initial settlement are found wanting and a later chronology is suggested.

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Antiquity , Volume 67 , Issue 255 , June 1993 , pp. 200 - 217
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1993

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