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relative time period: Follows the Lapita colonization of the Samoan islands and continues into the historic period.
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Peregrine, P.N. (2001). Samoan. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1189-2_32
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