Pleistocene human occupation of the Solomon Islands, Melanesia
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- other
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Vol. 62 (237) , 703-706
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00075104
Abstract
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.Keywords
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