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Find rewrites history of Polynesian voyage to NZ
06 Apr 2019 23:31 GMT
… weathering, strongly indicates a young volcanically active island in the Society … the Society Islands – Mehetia Island, a small volcanically active island about 100km … analysed, and the fact that Mehetia was volcanically active very recently – probably …
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Rock find in New Zealand rewrites story of Polynesian voyage
06 Apr 2019 21:15 GMT
… weathering, strongly indicates a young volcanically active island in the Society … the Society Islands – Mehetia Island, a small volcanically active island about 100km … analysed, and the fact that Mehetia was volcanically active very recently – probably …
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Marae stones speak of distant homes
15 Oct 2022 09:04 GMT
… of three pieces of the volcanic rock, scoria, associated with Maori … scoria quite likely came from Mehetia Island in the Society Island …
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Northland scientist finds link to ancient home of Māori
05 Apr 2019 23:48 GMT
… showed they were unlike any volcanic rocks found in New … found on the island of Mehetia, about 100km southeast of … The blocks are typical of volcanic rocks found around Tahiti but … produced by recent volcanic activity. Mehetia is the only volcano to have …
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Fascinating find: Scientist finds link to ancient home of Māori
05 Apr 2019 22:02 GMT
… showed they were unlike any volcanic rocks found in New … found on the island of Mehetia, about 100km southeast of … The blocks are typical of volcanic rocks found around Tahiti but … produced by recent volcanic activity. Mehetia is the only volcano to have …
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Northland scientist finds link to ancient home of Māori
05 Apr 2019 22:40 GMT
… showed they were unlike any volcanic rocks found in New … found on the island of Mehetia, about 100km southeast of … The blocks are typical of volcanic rocks found around Tahiti but … produced by recent volcanic activity. Mehetia is the only volcano to have …
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Scoria blocks reinforces early Polynesian links to Southland
03 Apr 2019 07:08 GMT
… and the one collected on Mehetia have virtually the same chemical … matrix, strongly indicates a young volcanically active island in the Society … at the sacred island of Mehetia before embarking on the long …