Archaeological sites from 1250 in Aotearoa

The changing distribution of archaeological sites across Aotearoa. The red ellipse marks the distribution of the volcanic deposits from the Kaharoa eruption around 1314.

Diagram from A new chronology for the Maori settlement of Aotearoa (NZ) and the potential role of climate change in demographic developments. Published by PNAS. Vol. 119 | No. 46, 15 Nov 2022. This article is distributed under CC BY-NC-ND.