Austronesians were the first true ocean-going explorers, developing specialized technology to navigate the open sea long before other civilizations.
Early Austronesians move from Taiwan into the Philippines . austronesian
Genetic and linguistic evidence points to as the ancestral homeland, with migrations beginning roughly 5,000 years ago . with migrations beginning roughly 5
Expansion into the Bismarck Archipelago and the western Pacific, where the Lapita culture emerged. austronesian
Seafarers from Borneo cross the Indian Ocean to settle Madagascar .
The final "pulse" of migration reaches the furthest corners of the Polynesian Triangle , including Hawaii , Easter Island , and finally New Zealand . Maritime Mastery