The A.D. 1300 Event in the Pacific BasinFootnote^*

* Many people have criticized earlier manifestations of the synthesis expressed in this article, but none has given me cause to doubt its validity. More important, I thank the increasing number of archaeologists and others working in the Pacific Basin who have told me that this synthesis has merit and who have demonstrated this with their data. I thank Viola Haarmann, Douglas L. Johnson, and David Lowe for comments on an earlier draft of this article. Thanks also to Lenny Kouwenberg for a preprint of his work on atmospheric CO₂ fluctuations during the last millennium and to Frank Thomas for information about Chuuk.

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