From west to east: Environmental influences on the rate and pathways of Polynesian colonization

Holocene

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 242-256

  Montenegro, Alvaro ^a,b   Callaghan, Richard T ^c   Fitzpatrick, Scott M ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

ancient seafaring; computer simulations; El Ni o Southern Oscillation; Lapita expansion; long pause; Pacific colonization

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; COLONIZATION; COMPUTER; DISCONTINUITY; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PREHISTORIC; PROBABILITY; TRAJECTORY;

POLYNESIA;

EID: 84892638187     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: 14770911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683613517402     Document Type: Article

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