I kitea tēnei maimoa papa tio (oyster-shell fishing lure shank) i tētahi ketuketunga whaipara tangata i te tau 1946. Kitea ai tēnei momo papa tio ki tētahi wāhi anake o te kōpae pokapū (tropics). I kawea e ngā kaumoana i a rātou ka haere ki Aotearoa; e tohu ana ngā tauira, tērā pea i ahu mai i te Marquesas. Koinei anake te taonga e whakaaetia ana whānuitia ana e ngā tohunga mātai whaipara tangata (archaeologists), i haere mai i Poronihia. Kua tātaria te ahu otaota (midden) i reira te taonga nei e kitea ana, mā te carbon dating, anā, e kī ana ngā putanga, nō waenganui o ngā tau 1267 ki te 1392 te wā.
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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira
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