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How Did Humans Settle the Empty Pacific Islands? - The Portable Island Economy of the Pacific Voyagers | Sleepy Facts About History
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Three thousand years ago, communities standing on the shores of the Bismarck Archipelago faced an unprecedented challenge: crossing hundreds of kilometers of open ocean to reach islands no human had ever seen. They did not merely navigate the empty sea; they carried with them the complete means to build a life from nothing. This episode explores the Lapita horizon, a remarkable cultural complex that settled the last major uninhabited region on Earth through a combination of deep maritime…
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