News Headline
Climate Change Drove Settlers to South Pacific Islands 200 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Source
Scitech Daily
Publication Date
2020-04-08
Research led by scientists at the University of Southampton has found settlers arrived in East Polynesia around 200 years earlier than previously thought. Colonization of the vast eastern Pacific with its few and far-flung island archipelagos was a remarkable achievement in human history. Yet the timing, character, and drivers of this accomplishment remain poorly understood.