The Wayfinders of Polynesia inhabited the largest culturesphere in human history, spanning one fifth of the surface of the planet. Navigators of the sea, Wayfinders used wave pattern 'fingerprints'...
The Wayfinders of Polynesia inhabited the largest culturesphere in human history, spanning one fifth of the surface of the planet. Navigators of the sea, Wayfinders used wave pattern 'fingerprints' and the stars to travel to thousands of islands. However, this culture that once flourished over 25 million square kilometres of ocean, has seen much of its history and tradition die out. To preserve Wayfinding, one Hawaiian native learns this art form of navigation and designs a traditional Polynesian boat to sail across the islands. Wade Davis accompanies him on one of these journeys to learn and listen as he shares his emotional story of overcoming stereotypes and disillusionment to embrace the culture of his ancestors. Complemented with commentary from a Polynesian scholar, The Wayfinders offers an in-depth look into the life of this ancient culture.
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No artifacts from South America in the South Pacific? What about Ahu Vinapu in Rapa Nui? It is an example of Inca stone work in Rapa Nui.
Why did they sail? When everything was created at the beginning of time, the Creator sent E-rua-i-te-arai to go and look for new lands. So when they went to sail, they were participating in the creation of things.
It is correct, exploring was a way for social advancement. Te Agiagi told his older brothers, "I fear the shadow of your digging sticks."
yes this is true - go into the web and search for Abrogines-South America - and you will find a lot of results. This is definitely proofed by science - Peter
It looks like, that Aborigin-Melanesian people discovered S-America first, around 20.000 years ago - long before Paleo-Indians from Siberia arrived. The oldest skulls in S-America are negroid and not mongolian - scientists believe they came by watercrafts to the west of S-America. Some thousend years they lived in peace, untill the first Indians came (9000ya) All younger skulls are mongoloid. Only in S-America was the early black race, after they disappeared. Sealevel was round 100 m deeper.
Melanesians can stick up for themslves but since they're not here - might as well get a punch in for em for the hell of it lol - Are you sure Melanesians and Australian originals are the same wave? And what wave would the Fijian be
First Modern Humans arrived in South East Asia around 70.000 ya. During the iceage the sealevel was 100 m deeper as today - New Guinea and Australia were connected - nevertheless they had to cross some hundrets of miles on sea to discover Australia - this was around 65.000 years ago. Also Melanesia was peopled in the stone or iceage. If people crossed the Pacific in the iceage, we have no evidences, but scientists hardly believe in it, found the islands by accident, probably S-America.
Ixtulu the most fun thing to call a racist is a "MUT" lol . usually they're under the impression they come from some other distant pure gene pool lol- obviously you've picked up some mid- 1900's material, mixed with your personal theory-
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Why did they sail?
When everything was created at the beginning of time, the Creator sent E-rua-i-te-arai to go and look for new lands. So when they went to sail, they were participating in the creation of things.
It is correct, exploring was a way for social advancement. Te Agiagi told his older brothers, "I fear the shadow of your digging sticks."
Sealevel was round 100 m deeper.