Palaeotsunamis and their influence on Polynesian settlement

Holocene

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1067-1069

  Goff, James ^a   McFadgen, Bruce G ^b   Chagué Goff, Catherine ^a,c   Nichol, Scott L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

late Holocene; Pacific; palaeotsunami; Polynesia; voyaging

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; COLLAPSE; DATABASE; HISTORICAL TIME (HUMAN HISTORY); HOLOCENE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; TECTONICS; TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE 2011; TRENCH; TSUNAMI;

JAPAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOLOMON ISLANDS [SOLOMON ISLANDS (ISG)];

EID: 84865196087     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: 14770911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683612437873     Document Type: Article

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