Thanks to Incogni, sponsor of this episode! Incogni guarantees you peace and quiet in the shade of digital coconut trees, where the GDPR is still too fragile. Get 60% off with the code NOTABENE, it's here: https://incogni.com/notabene When we hear “ancient cities”, we immediately think of the Near East, the Middle East, the Mediterranean… And it's quite true. A remote corner, like a small island at the bottom of the Pacific, we don't expect to find anything there! Think again! Warning, non-contractual episode thumbnail :p Thanks to Christophe Sand for his availability! ——————————————————————————————————————————————— ➤➤➤ Sources at the end of the description ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ✴️Nota Bonus, it's the secondary channel of Nota Bene! / @notabonus ———————————————————————————————————————————————— ????Nota Bene Channel???? / @notabenemovies ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— ???? Editing by V for Valentin: / salveus —————————————————————————————————————————————————— ????Discover my online store???? ➜ https://nota-bene.creator-spring.com/ —————————————————————————————————————————————— ????You can buy my books by following this link ???? ➜ https://www.notabenemovies.com/ouvrages/ —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ????Join me on social media!???? ➜ Twitch: / notabenemovies ➜ Facebook: / notabenemovies ➜ Twitter: / notabenemovies ➜ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/notabenemovi... ➜ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@notabenemovies ➜ Instagram: / notabenemovies ➜ TikTok: / notabenemovies ➜ Tipeee: https://www.tipeee.com/nota-bene ➜ Website: https://www.notabenemovies.com/ ➜ Podcast: https://www.notabenemovies.com/podcasts/ ➜ Discord: / discord ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— ???? Images used in the episode: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— ➤➤➤ For more information: BIBLIOGRAPHY: History of the Pacific: from the origins to the present day, Dominique Barbe, 2023 Low-Density Urbanization: Prestate Settlement Growth in a Pacific Society https://link.springer.com/article/10.... The Field of War: LiDAR Identification of Earthwork Defenses on Tongatapu Island, Kingdom of Tonga: https://pacificarchaeology.org/index.... Early architecture in Tonga: implications for the development of Polynesian chiefdoms: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa... Using lidar and Bayesian inference to reconstruct archaeological populations in the Kingdom of Tonga: https://link.springer.com/article/10.... LiDAR shows Pacific cities are older than once thought: https://www.spatialsource.com.au/lida.... New research reveals first Pacific cities founded in 300 CE, much older than previously thought: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/04/fi... Lidar sheds light on past decline of Pacific populations: https://www.science-et-vie.com/scienc... Oldest City Found on a Pacific Island Was Constructed in 300 AD in Tonga: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-... LiDAR reveals first Pacific cities founded in AD 300: https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/04... From Samoa to Easter Island: DNA traces the route of settlement in Polynesia https://www.geo.fr/histoire/des-samoa... Christophe Sand, archaeologist for the government of New Caledonia Oceanian massacres https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O-g9...