Question
Common use of paper mulberry trees and Lapita-style pottery are cited as evidence that Austronesian Expansion into Oceania originated from this country. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this island country where, according to that theory, pre-Austronesians migrated from after crossing the Formosa Strait from Southern China.
ANSWER: Taiwan [or Republic of China or ROC]
[10h] This author helped popularize the “Out-of-Taiwan” model with his own “express train” to Polynesia theory. The Pitcairn Islands are among the places discussed by this author in his book Collapse.
ANSWER: Jared Diamond [or Jared Mason Diamond]
[10m] The Easternmost extent of Austronesian expansion lies on this island whose decline Jared Diamond attributed to logging and rat populations. A quarry at Rano Raraku preserves many artifacts on this island that feature a pukao topknot.
ANSWER: Easter Island [or Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers) | 10/14/2023 | Y | 6 | 11.67 | 33% | 67% | 17% |
Data
| Columbia A | Fordham | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| NYU A | Lehigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NYU C | University of Delaware A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowan | NYU B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Swarthmore A | Penn | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Columbia B | Swarthmore B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |