New direction in human colonisation of the Pacific: Lapita settlement of South Coast New Guinea

Australian Archaeology

Volumn 72, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-6

  McNiven, Ian J ^a   David, Bruno ^a   Richards, Thomas ^a   Aplin, Ken ^b   Asmussen, Brit ^c   Mialanes, Jerome ^a   Leavesley, Matthew ^d   Faulkner, Patrick ^e   Ulm, Sean ^f  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 80051956321     PISSN: 03122417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2011.11690525     Document Type: Article

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