It’s extraordinary.” The scholars think that the Auckland Islands, some 300 miles south of New Zealand, mark the furthest south that the Polynesians ever reached. They do not believe ...

Something that always bothers me is when I come across non-Polynesians with Polynesian tattoos, especially the traditional Samoan ones. Since most people probably won't understand why this is such ...

Because no Polynesians knew how to navigate in the ancient manner, Mau Piailug, a traditional navigator from the Caroline Islands of Micronesia, was chosen to guide the canoe. His method of ...

Humans have navigated the open oceans for thousands of years, but new evidence indicates communities in Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) and the Philippines set sail aboard advanced boats as much as ...

Southeast Asians may have built advanced seafaring vessels tens of thousands of years before the Polynesians settled remote Pacific islands. © Alfred Pawlik The ...

Through a multi-disciplinary effort, recently enhanced by the contributions of modern Polynesians eager to experience their past, a picture is emerging of the development of a seafaring culture ...