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Thanks for the source. Something I'm confused by: this article seems to credit Maoris for discovery of Antarctica long before Europeans, but they didn't arrive
by throwawaycuriou 5y ago
Thanks for the source.
Something I'm confused by: this article seems to credit Maoris for discovery of Antarctica long before Europeans, but they didn't arrive in Aotearoa (now-New Zealand) till the 14th century, and the paper claims 7th century contact. Wouldn't that mean their Moriori predecessors made this journey? Do Maoris consider themselves part of Moriori lineage?
Edit: looks like my knowledge on this came from old textbooks no longer deemed true. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-M%C4%81ori_settlement_of_New_Zealand_theories https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-M%C4%81ori_settlement_of...
Even that aside, isn't the evidence a bit thin? Finding oral records of snow or ice doesn't mean a lot when icebergs pass by Aotearoa all the time.
- AbrahamParangi 5y agoThe Moriori are not predecessors to the Maori, but rather more likely an offshoot. Their unique culture was perhaps partly due to the resource poor environment but also partly because mainland Maori culture was undergoing a revolution at the time of the split.