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Event archaeological Oceania

Wairau Bar

1280 CE – 1400 CE

New Zealand's most significant early Polynesian settlement site, with burials containing moa eggs, adzes, and whale tooth…

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Archeologically important gravel bar on the South Island of New Zealand

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Landmark · Oceania

Wairau Bar

1280 CE – 1400 CE

New Zealand's most significant early Polynesian settlement site, with burials containing moa eggs, adzes, and whale tooth pendants

Standing in 1280 CE

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