Archaeologists get very excited when they find pieces of Lapita pottery. Why? Because the sequential depositing of potsherds (fragments of pottery) in an easterly direction across the island groups of the Pacific has become the pivotal evidence that tells the extraordinary story of the peopling of the vast Pacific Ocean. View pictures of the pottery and read the history of the Lupita people.

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pottery

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james cook, khan academy, lapita, lapita pottery, pacific islands, art of polynesia, art of the prehistoric period

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional