Pleistocene human occupation of the Solomon Islands, Melanesia

Spriggs Matthew. 1988. Antiquity.
Pleistocene human occupation of the Solomon Islands, Melanesia
ARTICLE, (1988 ) - PUBLISHEDVERSION - English (en-GB)
Antiquity
OPENACCESS - Antiquity Publications Ltd.
Audience : RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS
Antiquity Publications Ltd
Subject
Archaeology -- Solomon Islands, Settlement -- Solomon Islands, Site archéologique -- Salomon, îles, Peuplement -- Salomon, Îles, Archéologie -- Îles Salomon, Datation
Domains
Archéologie
Description

Pleistocene dates from a rockshelter on Buka Island at the northern end of the Solomons Chain demonstrate human settlement by 28,000 b.p., some 25,000 years earlier than previously reported for this island group.

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Language
English (en-GB)
Creators
Spriggs Matthew
Contributors
Sources
Antiquity, Volume 62, Issue 237, December 1988, pp. 703 - 706
Relation
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00075104
Coverage
Buka Island, Solomon Islands
Name of newspaper
Antiquity