Ancient Solomon Islands mtDNA: Assessing Holocene settlement and the impact of European contact

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1161-1170

  Ricaut, François Xavier ^a   Thomas, Timothy ^b   Mormina, Maru ^c   Cox, Murray P ^d   Bellatti, Maggie ^c   Foley, Robert A ^c   Mirazon Lahr, Marta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; HVS I region; Near Oceania; Solomon islands

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL HISTORY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOLOCENE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NINETEENTH CENTURY; OCCUPATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION MIGRATION; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO; BOUGAINVILLE; BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA];

EID: 77950025093     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.12.014     Document Type: Article

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