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Yes NZ was just about the last place on the planet discovered and settled by humans. That's partly because the Polynesian settling of the Pacific was done from
by Taniwha 10y ago
Yes NZ was just about the last place on the planet discovered and settled by humans.
That's partly because the Polynesian settling of the Pacific was done from Taiwan across the north to the Americas and then back across the south
- civilian 10y ago"to the Americas" -- do we have proof that they made it to the Americas? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140318-polynesian-chickens-pacific-migration-america-science/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140318-polyn...
- vorg 10y agoMaybe he meant Hawaii (now part of U.S., North America) and Easter Island (now part of Chile, South America)!
- Taniwha 10y agoThey brought kumara, a sweet potato, back to NZ with them from the Americas. There's also possible evidence they brought chickens to Chile, and I believe some evidence of Polynesian canoe designs showing up in California