Round 8: Tossup 6

Description acceptable. This long-term process was led by a “restless urge” according to a non-philosopher David Lewis. Over time, participants in this process ceased making a style of dentate pottery found at a type site whose name just means “the place where one digs.” (-5[1])The “entangled bank” model of this process opposes the “express train” supported by (-5[1])Peter Bellwood. Latest possible dates for this process are found by dating excavated bones of Rattus exulans and (*) marae complexes. An unexplained pause in this process (10[1])from about 500 BC to 500 AD followed a phase marked by the Lapita complex. Finds of sweet potatoes on Mangaia suggest the eastern reach of this multi-century process, which was enabled by tools like star compasses and stick (10[1])charts. For 10 points, (-5[1])in what process did settlers in outrigger canoes colonize islands like Rapa Nui? ■END■ (10[3])

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