Austronesian Review

Expansion into the Bismarck Archipelago and the western Pacific, where the Lapita culture emerged.

The final "pulse" of migration reaches the furthest corners of the Polynesian Triangle , including Hawaii , Easter Island , and finally New Zealand . Maritime Mastery austronesian

Early Austronesians move from Taiwan into the Philippines . Expansion into the Bismarck Archipelago and the western

Seafarers from Borneo cross the Indian Ocean to settle Madagascar . with migrations beginning roughly 5

Genetic and linguistic evidence points to as the ancestral homeland, with migrations beginning roughly 5,000 years ago .

Austronesians were the first true ocean-going explorers, developing specialized technology to navigate the open sea long before other civilizations.