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Peopling of the Austral Islands (Rurutu, Rapa, Tubuai) (c. 800–1200 CE)

Peopling of the Austral Islands (Rurutu, Rapa, Tubuai) (c. 800–1200 CE)

  1. Lapita seafaring spreads into Remote Oceania

    Labels: Lapita people, Remote Oceania
  2. East Polynesian voyaging expands to new frontiers

    Labels: East Polynesia, Polynesian voyaging
  3. Initial settlement begins in the Austral Islands

    Labels: Austral Islands, Society Islands
  4. Early coastal community established at Atiahara, Tubuai

    Labels: Atiahara, Tubuai
  5. Rapa (Rapa Iti) settled in the 1100s–1200s

    Labels: Rapa Iti, southern Polynesia
  6. Fortified hilltop settlements develop on Rapa

    Labels: Rapa, fortified p
  7. Wooden deity figure A’a created on Rurutu

    Labels: A a, Rurutu
  8. Cook records the name of Tubuai

    Labels: James Cook, Tubuai
  9. Bounty mutineers attempt to settle on Tubuai

    Labels: Bounty mutineers, Tubuai
  10. George Vancouver visits Rapa and records “Oparo”

    Labels: George Vancouver, Rapa
  11. Rurutu leaders present A’a to London Missionary Society

    Labels: London Missionary, A a