A critical review of radiocarbon dates clarifies the human settlement of Madagascar

A critical review of radiocarbon dates clarifies the human settlement of Madagascar

The timing of the human settlement of Madagascar, one of the last large landmasses to be settled by people, remains a key topic of debate in archaeology. Despite decades of research, recent estimates for initial settlement are increasingly divergent and span ca. 9000 years: the widest colonization w...

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Main Authors: Crossland, Z. (Author), Crowley, B.E (Author), Douglass, K. (Author), Godfrey, L.R (Author), Hixon, S. (Author), Manjakahery, B. (Author), Radimilahy, C. (Author), Rasolondrainy, T. (Author), Wright, H.T (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2019
Subjects:
Animalia
archaeology
Archaeology
carbon isotope
colonization
extinction
Extinction
Geology
History
Holocene
human settlement
Indian ocean
Indian Ocean
Island colonization
Light extinction
Madagascar
Natural sciences
paleogeography
Paleogeography
Quaternary
radiocarbon dating
Radiogenic isotopes
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