The reconstructed environment and absolute dating of se-sz-8 lapita site on nend̈, santa cruz, solomon islands.

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 49-61

  Green, Roger C ^a   Jones, Martin ^b   Sheppard, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bayesian chronology; Environment; Geomorphology; Lapita

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849094191     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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