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Ngā Kākano

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CategoryNgā Kākano
Alternative termsNgä Käkano, Ngā Kākano: 1100 - 1300
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The East Polynesian or Archaic period, also referred to as Nga kakano, meaning ‘the seeds’, spanned from about 800 to 1200 CE. This is the time of the first Polynesian settlers and their immediate descendants.

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