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1. Bananas Helped Ancient Lapita Culture Colonize Oceania

   

   ... studying the teeth of the ancient Lapita people of Oceania, have found evidence that they survived on bananas, ... studying the teeth of the ancient Lapita people of Oceania , have found evidence that they survived on bananas, ... the archipelago, which is part of what is known as Remote Oceania. Unusual Burial Practices of Lapita The Lapita are ...

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

2. Study Traces Epic Polynesian Migration to the Pacific Islands

   

   ... seafarers traveled between the various islands of Oceania quite frequently, which ultimately helped encourage ... people from the central Pacific to islands in the Remote Oceania region, which was more than 1,500 miles (2,500 kilometers) distant from their homeland. The Remote Oceania islands occupied by Polynesians have been labeled the ...

   Nathan Falde - 25/04/2023 - 18:56

3. Oceania’s Papua New Guinea: Forged In Volcanic Fire

   

   ... ( Steve Jurvetson  / CC BY-SA 2.0) By: Micki Pistorius Oceania’s Papua New Guinea: Forged In Volcanic Fire ...

   micki pistorius - 10/10/2022 - 21:41

4. The Cutting Truth about Circumcision: It Was All About Rites and Religion

   

   ... a Lot Circumcision has been practiced in parts of Africa, Oceania, Judaism, and Islam. The form of circumcision that ... warrior dance. (Emmuhl/ CC BY SA 3.0 ) Circumcision in Oceania Circumcision historically was not limited to only ... Middle East. A form of circumcision was also practiced in Oceania and Aboriginal Australia using sea shells as the ...

   Caleb Strom - 19/07/2018 - 18:52

5. Where Did the Polynesians Really Come From?

   

   Oceania was the last region to be settled by humans and the last part of Oceania to be settled by humans was Polynesia. Polynesians ... from the Hawaiian Islands to Easter Island to New Zealand Oceania was the last region to be settled by humans and the ...

   Caleb Strom - 26/08/2020 - 23:49

6. Pindai Caves, Once Home to the Lapita People and Extinct Species

   

   ... one of the most important archaeological sites in all of Oceania, the Pindai Caves.  New Caledonia, in the South ... one of the most important archaeological sites in all of Oceania, the Pindai Caves. These caves have provided ... played a very important role in their colonization of Oceania. They are regarded as the ancestors of the ...

   Ed Whelan - 21/02/2020 - 01:36

7. Genetic Evidence Suggests a Denisovan Presence in the Pacific Islands

   

   ... of the people who settled the South Pacific islands of Oceania. A new genetic study has provided important data to ... of the people who settled the South Pacific islands of Oceania. Most intriguing is a discovery that seems to link ... This was long after their ancestors had migrated to Near Oceania from the East Asian mainland. This discovery was ...

   Nathan Falde - 24/04/2021 - 14:59

8. Research Reveals New Link In Australasian and South American Ancestry

   

   ... Australians and Melanesians (inhabitants of the islands of Oceania, which are located south of Southeast Asia). A new ... Australians and Melanesians (inhabitants of the islands of Oceania, which are located south of Southeast Asia). This new ... sailed southward to  Australia  and the islands of  Oceania  while others migrated eastward to the Americas. But ...

   Nathan Falde - 01/04/2021 - 01:41

9. More Than Metal: Amazing Historical Suits of Armor

   

   ... An example of such a type of armor comes from Kiribati in Oceania. This particular suit of armor, one of which is today ... http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/weapons/index.php/tour-by-region/oceania/oceania/arms-and-armor-oceania-222/ Rothman, J., ...

   dhwty - 03/04/2017 - 18:57

10. DNA Study Unravels Mystery Behind Origins of First Pacific Islanders

    

    ... stretches of open ocean into a region known as Remote Oceania. Now, DNA sequences are for the first time telling us ...

    ancient-origins - 05/10/2016 - 00:40

11. Paying With Shells: Cowrie Shell Money Is One of the Oldest Currencies Still Collected Today

    

    ... various parts of the world, including Asia, Africa, and Oceania.  Shell money is a form of currency that was used in ... various parts of the world, including Asia , Africa, and Oceania . This type of money makes use of a type of marine ... 20 th century. Shell money has also been widely used in Oceania and it is in this region that this currency has ...

    dhwty - 26/04/2019 - 13:58

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

    

    ... eastern Eurasia, as well as in Australia, Melanesia, and Oceania, possess anything up to 3-5 percent ancestry deriving ... plateau) and the other in southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania, should perhaps be classed as quite separate archaic ... , and evidence also from the Ryukyus, Australia and Remote Oceania suggesting the presence of significant sailing ...

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

13. Rapa Nui Obsidian Discovery: Did the Islanders sail to America?

    

    ... ginger marks the first occurrence of this spice in Remote Oceania, according to the researchers. Pukao Study Claims ... obsidian blades, the first evidence of the plant in Remote Oceania ( PLOS ONE ) Breadfruit and Tahitian apple are ...

    Sahir - 23/03/2024 - 16:30

14. Nauru, The Tiny Nation with a Blackened Name

    

    ... and water is scarce. Nauru is regarded as being part of Oceania geographically. The capital and largest settlement is ... industry which attracted migrants from other parts of Oceania. In 1940 German warships attacked the island and its ... the mining. Bananas Helped Ancient Lapita Culture Colonize Oceania Tristan da Cunha: Only 269 People Remain on World's ...

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

15. Head on a Platter: The Ancient Practice of Headhunting

    

    ... head. ( Public Domain ) Relics of Headhunting in Asia and Oceania In South-east Asia, headhunting was also a practice ...

    MartiniF - 14/01/2019 - 17:23

16. Where in the World are our Neanderthal and Denisovan Ancestors?

    

    ... to allow saturation of the high Denisova proportions in Oceania (bright red) and better visualization of the peak of ... Biology 2016 ) The results showed that individuals from Oceania possess the highest percentage of archaic ancestry ...

    ancient-origins - 31/03/2016 - 03:52

17. The Last Speaker of Resigaro – Murder of a Language

    

    ... living in North and South America, Africa, Oceania, and parts of Asia.  Among the six to seven ... people living in North and South America, Africa, Oceania, and parts of Asia . They are also the most ...

    Caleb Strom - 01/04/2019 - 18:50

18. 16 Creepy Masks Made from Real Human Skulls

    

    ... enemy? For many ancient people and for tribes today across Oceania and the Near East, wearing or displaying skull masks ... ceremonies . This is still a common practice in areas of Oceania and particularly in Papua New Guinea. Overmodelled ...

    Joanna Gillan - 10/12/2022 - 17:59

19. Kasivaki: An Ancient Tongan Game That Was More Than Underwater Rugby

    

    ... in that it was the only indigenous polity in pre-historic Oceania that was able to gain political control over an ... History It has been argued that the ancient inhabitants of Oceania defined themselves in terms of the whole Pacific ... the whole desert and not individual oases, the peoples of Oceania defined themselves as being of the whole Pacific ...

    Caleb Strom - 06/12/2021 - 17:57

20. Ancient Tattoos: Archaeologists find Blood and Pigments on 3,000-Year-Old Obsidian

    

    ... online titled The Art of Nature: Tattoo History of Western Oceania that includes a section on the Solomon Islands. Dr. Krutak says the islanders of Western Oceania began arriving around 2000 BC from Southeast Asia. ...

    Mark Miller - 08/07/2016 - 00:39

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