Lapita

Seafaring culture believed to be the common ancestor of the contemporary cultures of Polynesia, Micronesia, and parts of Melanesia.

Dates

c. 1600–500 B.C.E.

Places

Oceania > Melanesia > Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Micronesia > Mar ...
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Seafaring culture believed to be the common ancestor of the contemporary cultures of Polynesia, Micronesia, and parts of Melanesia.

Dates

c. 1600–500 B.C.E.

Places

Oceania > Melanesia > Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Micronesia > Mar ...
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Basics

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