Comments on: Chickens prove Polynesians crossed Pacific http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/06/chickens-prove-polynesians-crossed-pacific/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chickens-prove-polynesians-crossed-pacific Archaeology news from Southeast Asia Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: noelbynature http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/06/chickens-prove-polynesians-crossed-pacific/#comment-197 noelbynature Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:54:07 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/06/chickens-prove-polynesians-crossed-pacific/#comment-197 Hi Eddie, thanks for dropping by! Unfortunately, the study (published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 19 June 2007) does not indicate the size of the chickens or the bones - but it does mention the site in Chile where the chicken bones were tested were part of an assembly of 50 chicken bones, representing a minimum of five birds. The DNA of the chicken bone from the Chile sample was tested against 12 samples of chicken bones found in archaeological sites in the Pacific (including Tonga, Samoa, Easter Island and Hawai'i). The results suggested that the chicken bone found in Chile was introduced before the arrival of Europeans, and also strongly suggested that they originated from Polynesia (which in turn originated from Southeast Asia). Hi Eddie, thanks for dropping by!
Unfortunately, the study (published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 19 June 2007) does not indicate the size of the chickens or the bones – but it does mention the site in Chile where the chicken bones were tested were part of an assembly of 50 chicken bones, representing a minimum of five birds. The DNA of the chicken bone from the Chile sample was tested against 12 samples of chicken bones found in archaeological sites in the Pacific (including Tonga, Samoa, Easter Island and Hawai’i). The results suggested that the chicken bone found in Chile was introduced before the arrival of Europeans, and also strongly suggested that they originated from Polynesia (which in turn originated from Southeast Asia).

]]> By: eddie http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/06/chickens-prove-polynesians-crossed-pacific/#comment-196 eddie Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:30:15 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/06/chickens-prove-polynesians-crossed-pacific/#comment-196 Hi this is very intresting stuff regarding ancient chicken bones found in Chile could you please give some idea as to what size thease chickens were ? regards eddie Hi this is very intresting stuff regarding ancient chicken bones found in Chile
could you please give some idea as to what size thease chickens were ?

regards eddie

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