Answer:
C. Oceania.
Explanation:
1 Lapita is the name of a Neolithic culture that extended from points of the North coast of New Guinea and Bismarck archipelago to New Caledonia, and the islands Samoa and Tonga, in the west of the Pacific Ocean. It is considered the precursor of diverse contemporary cultures from part of Near Oceania and later of Polynesia. The model archaeological site of this culture is located near the town of Koné, New Caledonia, and was discovered in 1952. The name "lapita" derives from the word "sapita" (which in English is written xaapeeta), which means' to excavate a pit 'in the Haveke dialect of New Caledonia. That word was misunderstood by the first American archaeologists who believed that the place was called "Lapita".
2 The Polynesian culture is the culture of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia who share common traits in the language, customs and society. Sequentially, the development of the Polynesian culture can be divided into four different historical eras:
• Exploration and settlement (c.1800 BC - 700 AD)
• Development in isolation (c.700 - 1595)
• European meeting and colonization until the Second World War (1595-1946)
• Modern times / after the Second World War.
