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1. The Prince Philip Movement: Pacific Tribe Mourns Loss of Living Deity

   ... deliver goods to them. These cults were first described in Melanesia in the wake of contact with allied military forces ...

   Nathan Falde - 13/04/2021 - 15:01

2. Navala, Fiji: A Village Of Exquisite Beauty and Fascinating Culture

   ... destination. A Brief History of Fiji Fiji is part of Melanesia and was settled by Austronesian people around 4,000 ...

   Ed Whelan - 07/12/2018 - 01:55

3. Nauru, The Tiny Nation with a Blackened Name

   One of the many micro-nations in the Pacific is Nauru, once known as Pleasant Island. This small island has a rich and complex history. It is the third-smallest country in the world and, at one point in history, its inhabitants were among the wealthiest in the world. Now, the tiny nation faces an uncertain future, damaged by climate change, environmental degradation and a blackened name.

   Ed Whelan - 15/01/2021 - 19:17

4. The Lost Knowledge of the Ancients: Were Humans the First?

   Archaeologists and historians have produced a number of curious finds which still await a logical explanation. The story of man will appear in a different light if the answers are ever found. If the following facts are well-founded, civilization might have had a much earlier source.

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   Sam Bostrom - 11/08/2017 - 19:04

5. Extinct Denisovans from Siberia Made Stunning Jewelry. Did They Also Discover Australia?

   By Siberia Times Reporter, Olga Gertcyk

   The distance from the only currently known home of the Denisovans in Altai region to the nearest point of Australia is roughly akin to the length of the Trans-Siberian railway, and yet it is looking increasingly likely that these ancient species of humanoids somehow made this epic journey deep in pre-history, perhaps 65,000 years ago.

   ancient-origins - 20/09/2017 - 01:58

6. A Trove of New Denisovan Discoveries Revealed At A Recent Anthropological Conference

   ... in southern and eastern Eurasia, as well as in Australia, Melanesia, and Oceania, possess anything up to 3-5 percent ...

   Andrew Collins - 03/04/2019 - 22:53

7. Strange Things You Didn't Know About Denisovans! (Video)

   Unearth the mysterious Denisovans, a human-like species coexisting with Neanderthals in Asia during the Lower and Middle Paleolithic eras. Only recently discovered in Siberia's Denisova Cave in 2008, the first evidence emerged as a small, ancient finger bone fragment from a young girl who lived 40,000 years ago.

   Robbie Mitchell - 05/10/2023 - 17:04

8. All About Neanderthals – The Surprising Facts

   ... for H. denisovans has been found in Siberia, Asia, and Melanesia. One major difference between early African humans ...

   Mark Maslin - 23/04/2019 - 22:54

9. Bananas Helped Ancient Lapita Culture Colonize Oceania

   Scientists studying the teeth of the ancient Lapita people of Oceania, have found evidence that they survived on bananas, along with seeds and other fruits.

   Ed Whelan - 21/01/2020 - 22:04

10. Denisovan Jaw: The First Physical Evidence for the Mysterious Hominins Outside Their Original Cave!

    Research into the Denisovan story is always fascinating. This group of ancient hominins has been something of a mystery ever since they were first discovered in 2010 as an extinct sister group to the Neanderthals. Bits and pieces of their tale are slowly coming to light and almost everything is a surprise. Take for example the new research on the first example of Denisovan remains found outside their famous Siberian cave; the location has shocked researchers for a couple of reasons.

    Alicia McDermott - 02/05/2019 - 01:56

11. Did the Denisovans Walk to North America?

    For a people from whom one 41,000 year old finger bone fossil from a nine year old girl, along with a bracelet she wore, were (until recently) the only authenticated known artifacts, the mysterious Denisovans sure received lots of publicity.

    Glenn Dahlem - 18/05/2019 - 18:49

12. Kiribati Coconut Armor - Not as Nutty as it Sounds!

    At first sight, Kiribati armor might look a little strange, it is certainly not a suit of armor as we tend to think of it.  It was surprisingly effective, given that it was made from coconut fibers, and little else. Kiribati society changed drastically after their first encounters with westerners, but their armor offers a fascinating glimpse into what Kiribati life used to be like.

    Robbie Mitchell - 20/11/2022 - 13:55

13. New study suggests that the Philippines is the ancestral homeland of Polynesians

    ... appeared in the Bismark Archipelago of northwest Melanesia. This culture is seen as having adapted and evolved ...

    aprilholloway - 20/03/2014 - 01:13

14. Mummified Head of Newborn Baby with Extremely Elongated Skull Found in Peru

    ... about 2,000 years ago, from the Middle East, even Melanesia, and Central America, but because I have been ...

    aprilholloway - 13/01/2017 - 17:49

15. The Lost Legacy of the Super Intelligent Denisovans Who Calculated Cygnocentric-based Cosmological Alignments 45,000 Years Ago

    ... Central Asia in the west across to East Asia, South Asia, Melanesia and Australia in the east. It is present also among ...

    Andrew Collins - 13/06/2018 - 15:21

16. Modern Humans Could Have Mated With Denisovans as Recently as 15,000 Years Ago

    A study has made a startling claim. It argues that an extinct species of humans, the Denisovans, may have mated with modern humans (Homo sapiens) as late as 15,000 years ago.

    Ed Whelan - 01/04/2019 - 22:57

17. Legendary Ancient Villages Uncovered in Fiji

    Archaeologists in Fiji have uncovered the remains of two old villages which were previously only known about from oral tradition passed down from generation to generation.

    The historic discovery was made by a team from the Fiji Museum who carried out a survey in the Koroyanitu mountain range in Lautoka following a request from villagers who were keen to discover whether the stories passed down from their ancestors were true.

    aprilholloway - 16/06/2013 - 02:31

18. Unravelling the Genetics of Elongated Skulls - Transcript of Interview with Brien Foerster

    ... about 2,000 years ago, from the Middle East, even Melanesia, and Central America, but because I have been ...

    aprilholloway - 08/02/2014 - 10:26

19. Skull Analysis Concludes the Americas Were Settled by More than One Wave of Migrants

    Has there ever been a more exciting adventure than when humans spread out across the globe with their primitive tools and not so much as a hand-drawn map? A new study of cranial shapes of prehistoric people shows it’s possible there were several migrations of Asians and possibly Australian or Polynesian people who undertook this great trek into the Americas thousands of years ago.

    Mark Miller - 23/02/2017 - 22:48

20. Tibetan Plateau Denisovans Gave Modern Tibetans Altitude Superpowers

    ... indigenous people of Australia, Polynesia , Micronesia and Melanesia only show a 5% gene influence from Denisovans. But ...

    Sahir - 09/12/2021 - 22:20

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