Small scattered fragments do not a dwarf make: biological and archaeological data indicate that prehistoric inhabitants of Palau were normal sized
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Fitzpatrick, Scott; Nelson, Greg C; Clark, Geoffrey
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Current archaeological evidence from Palau in western Micronesia indicates that the archipelago was settled around 3000–3300 BP by normal sized populations; contrary to recent claims, they did not succumb to insular dwarfism. BACKGROUND: Previous and ongoing archaeological research of both human burial and occupation sites throughout the Palauan archipelago during the last 50 years has produced a robust data set to test hypotheses regarding initial colonization and subsequent adaptations...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2008-08-27 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10440/477 http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/10440/477 |
Source: | PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science) |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0003015 |
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