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    • Radiocarbon dated moa bone graph on computer screen.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 17 September 2009 Size: 30 KB Referencing Hub media

    The moa bone analysis gave a radiocarbon date of 580 plus or minus 40 years. Using the terrestrial calibration curve, a calendar age of AD 1390–1435 was established for the moa bone sample.

    Acknowledgement: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

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