March 3, 2026

On the Use of Micronesian Oral Traditions to Interpret Sea Level Flux

Key Points

The conclusions drawn about sea level flux and sociopolitical developments are mistaken.
Specific causal connections in the original article are misleading and require clarification.
A focus on oral traditions offers a unique perspective on climatic histories in Pohnpei.
Understanding these aspects could change interpretations of historical events and cultural narratives.

Abstract

ABSTRACT This comment addresses a substantive error appearing in “Links between climatic histories and the rise and fall of a Pacific chiefdom” in PNAS Nexus . The conclusions that article draws about causal connections among changing sea levels, sociopolitical developments, and oral traditions on Pohnpei are misleading and mistaken.

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On the Use of Micronesian Oral Traditions to Interpret Sea Level Flux

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