Early human burials in the western Pacific: Evidence for a c.3000 year old occupation on Palau

Antiquity

Volumn 77, Issue 298, 2003, Pages 719-731

  Fitzpatrick, Scott M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burials; Micronesia; Palau

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PALAU;

EID: 0346401462     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00061664     Document Type: Article

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