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What remarkable find was discovered at Mangahawea Bay?

Question #150510. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Jan 21 2024.
Originally posted Jan 21 2024 9:11 PM.

psnz

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A pendant and evidence of some of the earliest Polynesian habitation. The area is regarded as one of New Zealand's earliest settlements.

The Polynesian colonists reached the shores of Aotearoa around 1200 to 1300 AD, after an epic journey.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/myth-of-mangahawea-how-scientists-uncovered-the-home-of-our-earliest-polynesian-arrivals/QJKSWY7UUNK4YHSRDMX2TA43EA/

Mangahawea Bay is part of Moturoa Island in New Zealand's Bay of Islands. The region in the North of the North Island is known as Northland.

https://hnzpt-prod-web.azurewebsites.net/media/qsmcv5qo/display-mangahawea-28-1.pdf

Response last updated by psnz on Jan 21 2024.
Jan 21 2024, 9:14 PM

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