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The 47 pages that link to Lapita culture, each with the reason it gives.

• Austronesian languagesRelated: Lapita sites help trace early Austronesian-associated settlement into Remote Oceania.

• Polynesian navigationRelated: Lapita sites trace early oceanic settlement across regions later inhabited by Polynesian peoples.

• New GuineaRelated: Lapita expansion helps contextualize coastal migrations and cultural connections east of New Guinea.

• Austronesian expansionBroader topic: Lapita settlements mark the expansion’s major archaeological horizon into Remote Oceania.

• Austronesian peoplesRelated: Lapita sites document early Austronesian-associated settlement beyond Near Oceania.

• PolynesiaRelated: Lapita communities supplied ancestors and cultural foundations for later Polynesian societies.

• MicronesiaRelated: Lapita sites help illuminate early voyaging and settlement in parts of the Pacific.

• MelanesiaRelated: Lapita communities spread through parts of Melanesia and onward into Remote Oceania.

• Pacific IslandsBroader topic: Lapita sites trace early settlement into the remote southwest Pacific.

• Polynesian languagesRelated: Lapita sites provide context for the ancestry and early dispersal of Polynesian-speaking communities.

• TongaNarrower topic: Lapita communities settled Tonga around 900 BCE, forming part of its deep settlement history.

• OceaniaRelated: Lapita sites trace early settlement across parts of Melanesia and western Polynesia.

• Outrigger canoeRelated: Lapita voyaging linked early Pacific settlement with the maritime world in which outrigger vessels developed.

• Polynesian expansionNarrower topic: Lapita communities established a major early phase of expansion into Remote Oceania.

• Philippine archipelagoRelated: Its broader maritime history provides context for Austronesian settlement beyond the Philippines.

• Polynesian outlierRelated: Its spread provides archaeological context for movements into islands near many outlier communities.

• Nan MadolCompared with: Lapita predates Nan Madol by millennia and represents a distinct phase of Pacific history.

• Oceanic languagesRelated: Its expansion is linked to the spread of early Oceanic-speaking communities.

• Polynesian migrationRelated: Lapita expansion into Remote Oceania preceded the later spread of Polynesian-speaking communities.

• Māori migration to New ZealandNarrower topic: Lapita ancestry lies further back in the migration history that led to Polynesian settlement.

• Micronesian languagesRelated: Its expansion provides archaeological context for Oceanic dispersal, though it does not directly explain every Micronesian settlement.

• Polynesian ratRelated: Lapita-era voyaging helped carry the rat into remote Pacific islands.

• Admiralty IslandsRelated: Lapita-era migration and exchange reached island groups across Near Oceania.

• EfateRelated: Lapita remains in Vanuatu connect Efate’s human past to early Pacific settlement.

• PolynesiansRelated: Lapita sites trace ancestral communities involved in the settlement of Remote Oceania.

• Kanak peopleRelated: Lapita sites provide evidence for ancient settlement in the region preceding Kanak societies.

• MelanesiansRelated: Lapita sites illuminate ancestral movements and cultural exchange across parts of Melanesia.

• Viti LevuRelated: Lapita communities were among the early settlers of Fiji, including Viti Levu.

• History of the Solomon IslandsRelated: Lapita sites trace early settlement across parts of the archipelago.

• Indigenous peoples of New GuineaRelated: Lapita expansion helps explain the Austronesian presence in coastal and island communities.

• MicronesiansRelated: Lapita archaeology provides context for the deeper settlement history of parts of the Pacific.

• Ancient HawaiiRelated: Its Pacific-wide archaeological context helps frame the much later settlement of Hawaii.

• History of FijiRelated: Lapita pottery and settlement evidence trace early human movement into Fiji.

• History of Papua New GuineaRelated: Lapita sites trace early connections between New Guinea’s islands and the wider Pacific.

• History of SamoaNarrower topic: Lapita sites mark the wider Pacific migration context for settlement in Samoa.

• Polynesian mythologyRelated: Its archaeological record helps trace the ancestral Pacific setting before Polynesian societies emerged.

• Culture of OceaniaRelated: Lapita pottery offers evidence of ancient cultural connections and movement through the Pacific.

• FakaofoRelated: It provides context for early human movement into parts of the Pacific, though not a direct account of Fakaofo’s settlement.

• History of OceaniaBroader topic: Lapita sites mark a major stage in the settlement of Remote Oceania.

• History of the Federated States of MicronesiaRelated: Lapita-era migration and exchange contributed to the region's early settlement history.

• History of the Pacific IslandsBroader topic: Its sites trace early settlement into Remote Oceania and the ancestors of Polynesian societies.

• History of TongaNarrower topic: Lapita sites mark the early settlement horizon from which Tongan society developed.

• History of TuvaluRelated: Lapita voyaging and settlement formed part of the deeper regional prehistory surrounding Tuvalu.

• History of VanuatuNarrower topic: Lapita communities established some of the earliest known settlements in Vanuatu.

• Ontong Java AtollRelated: Lapita expansion provides regional context for human settlement in the Solomon Islands.

• Roi MataNarrower topic: It provides broader Pacific prehistory, though it predates Roi Mata’s remembered era by millennia.

• Tuʻi Tonga EmpireNarrower topic: Lapita settlement laid deep ancestral foundations for Tonga’s later maritime society.