Polynesia Archive

How Far South Did Prehistoric Highly Skilled Polynesian Seafarers Sail?

AncientPages.com | November 1, 2024

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Prehistoric Polynesian seafarers were exceptionally skilled navigators, known for embarking on some of the longest and most technically challenging voyages in prehistory. However,

Archaeology

Recent Unexpected Findings Of Early Sweet Potato Cultivation In Polynesia

AncientPages.com | October 2, 2024

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The University of Otago (Maori: Otakou Whakaihu Waka) researchers have identified an unexpected location for one of the earliest securely dated sites of kūmara

Ancient Mysteries

Mysterious Ancient Jade Artifact May Offer Evidence Of Trans-Pacific Contact – Did Ancient Sailors From California Visit New Guinea?

AncientPages.com | January 14, 2018

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When scientists examined a mysterious ancient jade artifact it quickly became clear that the object didn’t match anything that anyone knew about jadeite jade.