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Stone tool reveals lengthy Polynesian voyage

Adzes form the first hard evidence of two-way travel between Hawaii and Tahiti.

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Borrell, B. Stone tool reveals lengthy Polynesian voyage. Nature (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/news070924-9

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