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A book for all Cook Islanders

Thursday 23 July 2015 | Published in Local

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Not widely known is that carbon dated samples taken from Pukapuka in 1987 by archaeologist M. Chikamori confirm that the island was inhabited by humans at least 300 years before the birth of Christ.

Not widely known is that carbon dated samples taken from Pukapuka in 1987 by archaeologist M. Chikamori confirm that the island was inhabited by humans at least 300 years before the birth of Christ.


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