The timing of human colonization of East Polynesia, a vast area lying between Hawai 'i,
Rapa Nui, and New Zealand, is much debated and the underlying causes of this great …

It is widely recognised that Polynesian settlers developed central Pacific islands into
productive economic landscapes, but the character and tempo of these transformations are …

The human colonization of the Canary Islands represents the sole known expansion of
Berber communities into the Atlantic Ocean and is an example of marine dispersal carried …

Abstract Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile) presents a quintessential case where the tempo of
investment in monumentality is central to debates regarding societal collapse, with the …

Integration of archaeology, modern genetics, and ancient DNA holds promise for the
reconstruction of the human past. We examine the advances in research on the indigenous …

Since the investigations of Spoehr in the 1950s, most researchers have accepted a date of∼
3500 BP/1500 BC for the initial human settlement of the Mariana Islands in the western …

While archaeobotany is increasingly part of archaeological projects in O ceania, the specific
sub‐discipline focusing on wood charcoal macro‐remains (anthracology) continues to be a …

he research of Patrick Kirch, within the Hawaiian Islands and beyond, has forged
understanding of Hawaiian origins and the chronology of Polynesian island settlement for …

Radiocarbon dating Pacific archaeological sites is fraught with difficulties. Often situated in
coastal beach ridges or sand dunes, these sites exhibit horizontal and vertical disturbances …

Knowledge of biodiversity in the past, and the timing, nature, and drivers of human-induced
ecological change, is important for gaining deep time perspectives and for modern …