Peopling and early occupation of the Marquesas Islands (c. 200–800 CE)

1. Lapita seafaring lays East Polynesian foundations

   Jan 1, 1600 BCELabels: Lapita culture

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Central East Polynesia emerges as a launch zone

   Jan 1, 800Labels: Society Islands

   • Britannica

3. Marquesas settlement window often placed near 1000–1200 CE

   Jan 1, 1000Labels: Marquesas settlement

   • Britannica
   • PNAS PubMed

4. Earliest occupations emphasize shoreline camps and foraging

   Jan 1, 1050Labels: Shoreline camps

   • Hane
   • U Auckland

5. Rapid ecological impacts begin after human arrival

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: Avian extinctions

   • JAS review
   • Sinoto

6. Introduced “Polynesian associate” species appear in deposits

   Jan 1, 1150Labels: Ho oumi

   • U Auckland

7. Coastal sites decline as populations shift inland

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Inland shift

   • Hane

8. Material culture changes after initial settlement phase

   Jan 1, 1300Labels: Material change

   • Britannica
   • Allen et al

9. Earlier “early dates” spark debate on Marquesan settlement

   Jan 1, 1957Labels: Ha atuatua

   • tDAR
   • ResearchGate

10. Archaeology documents rich early coastal lifeways

    Jan 1, 1965Labels: Coastal lifeways

    • Hane
    • Sinoto

11. High-precision dating reframes East Polynesian colonization

    Feb 1, 2011Labels: Chronometric hygiene

    • PNAS PubMed

12. Ongoing chronology-building narrows arrival estimates

    Jan 1, 2025Labels: Chronology building

    • tDAR
    • PNAS PubMed