Re: The mysterious origins of the Polynesians


"David" <pchristainsen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"There is mounting genetic and cultural evidence
to suggest that ocean currents have played a much
bigger part in assisting with man's colonisation of
the World than ever expected. Many modern scholars
have, grossly underestimated the ability of early man
to successfully navigate the oceans. They have assumed
the ocean to be a barrier to cultural interaction, but now,
genetics is highlighting similar gene pools on opposite
sides of the oceans, indicating that ocean currents have
acted like rivers distributing man around the planet. Proof
that the oceans were seen as highways in ancient times,
are 20,000 year old paintings in Borneo and the Kimberley
region of Australia showing high prowed ocean going boats
with over 30 people in them."

Comments, please.


I haven't looked at this topic for quite some time but I seem to recall a
body of research which indicated the colonisers of the pacific islands
originated from Japan and coastal China.


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