page_title: Lapita culture
hierarchical_section_title: Lapita culture
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 国立民族学博物館（大阪） ラピタ人骨の復顔像
context_page_description: The Lapita culture is the name given to a prehistoric Pacific Ocean people who left evidence of their livelihood in the Pacific Islands, by way of ceramic constructs that range in date from about 1600 BCE to about 500 BCE. Some archaeologists believe that the Lapita are the ancestors of historic cultures in Polynesia, Micronesia, and some coastal areas of Melanesia. Others believe that these are two distinct cultures that evolved separately within shared areas. The historically recognized characteristic of the Lapita culture is the distinctive geometric dentate-stamped pottery.
context_section_description: The Lapita culture is the name given to a prehistoric Pacific Ocean people who left evidence of their livelihood in the Pacific Islands, by way of ceramic constructs that range in date from about 1600 BCE to about 500 BCE.  Some archaeologists believe that the Lapita are the ancestors of historic cultures in Polynesia, Micronesia, and some coastal areas of Melanesia. Others believe that these are two distinct cultures that evolved separately within shared areas. The historically recognized characteristic of the Lapita culture is the distinctive geometric dentate-stamped pottery.
caption: Reconstruction of the face of a Lapita woman. National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
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