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Moa Extinction: How Humans Wiped Out New Zealand’s Giant Birds In Just 300 Years
New research has confirmed that moa, New Zealand’s giant, flightless birds, went extinct within just 300 years of human ...
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A Fisherman and His Son Noticed Strange Pieces of Wood on a Beach. They Turned Out to Be Fragments of a Polynesian Canoe
The boat, known as a waka, was unearthed in the Chatham Islands. Researchers say it could be one of the most significant ...
Moa Went Extinct in Just 300 Years. Scientists Reveal Why
New research reveals that the extinction of New Zealand’s giant, flightless moa was inevitable after human arrival. Using ...
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A Rare Polynesian Canoe Was Found By A Fisherman And His Son In New Zealand
Around 3,000 years ago, people from Southeast Asia began sailing out into the Pacific and settling on the islands of […] ...
Father and son’s beach find may be NZ’s greatest archaeological discovery
What began as a routine search for wood by a Rēkohu (Chatham Islands) father and son has led to one of New Zealand’s most ...
Niue Blue
On the tiny South Pacific island of Niue, a self-governing Polynesian nation with political ties to New Zealand, Niue Blue is ...
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Southern Utah University to Host 'Gatekeepers of Oceania: Island Love' at Annual Polynesian Showcase
SUU's Pacific Islander Student Association will present its "Gatekeepers of Oceania" showcase, celebrating Polynesian ...