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Dating the first New Zealanders

The chronology of Wairau Bar

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ID3553591
AuthorsThomas Higham, T F G Higham (0000-0002-5949-598X, University of Waikato), A Anderson (0000-0002-7636-7306, Australian National University), Chris Jacomb (Canterbury Museum)
Year1999
Volume73
Issue280
Pages420-427
Publication date1999-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0003598x00088360
OpenAlexW1631796503
LanguageEN
Citations received34
References cited23

The first colonization of New Zealand is a much debated issue. The lack of appropriate absolute dating has meant chronology has been poorly understood. New 14C dating of materials from archaic Polynesian graves and occupation levels provides important precision and understanding of early exploitation on New Zealand

Absolute (philosophy) · Archaeology · Chronology · Colonization · Epistemology · Ethnology · Genealogy · Geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Philosophy · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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Unique citing works34
Citations per year1,31
Citation span2000 - 2025 (26)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 30

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