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"Archaic" Austronesians, Malays, Polyesians, etc, were remarkable sea-goers. Not only did they populate Madagascar from Borneo, it now appears that they populat
by pcrh 11y ago
"Archaic" Austronesians, Malays, Polyesians, etc, were remarkable sea-goers. Not only did they populate Madagascar from Borneo, it now appears that they populated South America as well... mind boggling.
Previous data on the matter:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Migraciones_austronesias.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Migraciones_austronesias....
- carterehsmith 11y agoTrue. And they somehow managed to get to the Easter Island. And from there, the nearest continental point is in Chile. So, seafaring seems like a plausible way for Austronesians to reach South America. Going over Siberia appears unlikely - you got seafaring people used to tropical climates (they never saw snow or ice) suddenly dropping the seafaring stuff and becoming winter-hardy and walking all the way across Siberia and then down the North America... quite a stretch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island