The first settlement of Remote Oceania: the Philippines to the Marianas

Hsiao-chun Hung, Hsiao-chun Hung, Mike Carson, Peter Bellwood, Frediliza Campos, Philip Piper, Eusebio Z Dizon, Mary Jane Bolunia, Marc Oxenham, Zhang Chi

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    Abstract

    The authors compare pottery assemblages in the Marianas and the Philippines to claim endorsement for a first human expansion into the open Pacific around 1500 BC. The Marianas are separated from the Philippines by 2300km of open sea, so they are proposing an epic pioneering voyage of men and women, with presumably some cultivated plants but apparently no animals. How did they manage this unprecedented journey?
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)909-926
    JournalAntiquity
    Volume85
    Issue number329
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

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