Coral Files Used by Early Polynesian Settlers (IMAGE)

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Coral Files Used by Early Polynesian Settlers

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This shows pristine (upper) and used (lower) surfaces of an Acropora coral file used to sculpt and smooth wood and shell surfaces.

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Citation: Burley D, Weisler MI, Zhao J-x (2012) High Precision U/Th Dating of First Polynesian Settlement. <I>PLoS ONE</i> 7(11): e48769. doi:10.1371/ journal.pone.0048769

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