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Late Colonization of Easter Island

Terry L. Hunt, Carl P. Lipo, 2006. Science.

Radiocarbon from Anakena places first settlement about AD 1200, centuries later than the AD 400–800 long assumed, which compresses the whole history of the island into about 500 years before European contact.

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Hunt, T. L., & Lipo, C. P. (2006). Late Colonization of Easter Island. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1121879
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