Human colonization of the palau islands, western micronesia

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 215-232

  Clark, Geoffrey ^a   Anderson, Atholl ^a   Wright, Duncan ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Island colonization; Marine reservoir; Micronesia; Palau; Radiocarbon dating

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249159275     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564890600831705     Document Type: Article

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