The timing of the human discovery and colonization of New Zealand

Quaternary International

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-121

  Sutton, Douglas G ^a   Flenley, John R ^b   Li, Xun ^b   Todd, Arthur ^b   Butler, Kevin ^b   Summers, Rachel ^b   Chester, Pamela I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; COLONIZATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PREHISTORIC; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

RATTUS EXULANS;

EID: 44449139957     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.09.025     Document Type: Article

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