Early migrations of Polynesians' ancestors


For those interested in the origins of Polynesians/Hawaiians from an archaeological point of view, check out this Advertiser column by Bob Krauss about new "solid evidence that the first voyages of the ancestors of Polynesians were made between the South China Coast across open ocean to the Penghu Islands, 100 miles away in the Strait of Taiwan. It is the first direct archaeological link established for the beginning of the epic saga of prehistoric Pacific Ocean voyaging."

This supports the relatively recent theory that Melanesians, Micronesians and Polynesians are "all descendants of the Austronesians, who originated on the South China Coast to become one of the great seafaring cultures of the world."

After discussing this particular early connection in the Strait of Taiwan, Krauss gives a timeline for the migrations into the Pacific (accompanied by a map), with Hawaii at 900 A.D. I'm confused about this, though, as I was under the impression that there is archaeological evidence of habitation of the Hawaiians islands going back at least several centuries prior to this.

Anyway, this type of approach is only one way of understanding history, but useful to know what the latest theories are.


Posted: Sun - July 23, 2006 at 07:09 AM    
   
 
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