A chronostratigraphic analysis of landbird extinction on Tahuata, Marquesas Islands

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-94

  Steadman, David W ^a,b   Rolett, Barry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian archaeofaunas; Polynesia; Prehistoric extinctions; Prehistoric subsistence

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE; AVIAN ARCHAEOFAUNA; BIRD BONE; BIRD BONES; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; EXTINCTION; HISTORICAL STUDIES; LANDBIRD; LANDBIRD EXTINCTION; PREHISTORIC; PREHISTORIC EXTINCTION; SEABIRD;

FRENCH POLYNESIA, MARQUESAS ISLANDS, TAHUATA, HANAMIAI; MARQUESAS ISLANDS, TAHUATA; PACIFIC, MARQUESAS ISLANDS, TAHUATA; PACIFIC, POLYNESIA, MARQUESAS ISLANDS, TAHUATA;

EID: 0029773983     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0007     Document Type: Article

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