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Evidence from Ōkārito core

Environmental and dating evidence at Ōkārito Pākihi diagram.

Environmental and dating evidence at Ōkārito Pākihi. Pollen data clearly shows four periods with different climate conditions. Only key dates are shown, summarising many other measurements using radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) methods.

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