The name comes from the two main islands in the archipelago: Wallis Island and Futuna Island. These islands were originally settled by Polynesians over a thousand years ago, but they became a French ...

Heeding the flightpaths of birds was just one of numerous haven-finding methods employed by the Polynesians, whose navigational feats arguably have never been surpassed. The Polynesians traveled ...

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The study left open the question of who made the monumental Pacific crossing: Polynesians heading east and arriving in Colombia or perhaps Ecuador, or South Americans traveling west.

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 ...

These people, known as Austronesians or Malayo-Polynesians, became expert seafarers, moving from their homeland on China’s southeastern coast first to Taiwan, then down through the Philippinesto ...

The country’s seal and flag feature three stars that represent its original people, who were Polynesians, Maori and Easter ...

This unusual looking stick is a weapon used by Polynesians in Fiji and Tonga. It's called a buli buli and would have been a sign of status. This Ironwood example is incredibly detailed and may ...

DNA analysis suggests there was mixing between Native Americans and Polynesians around AD 1200. The extent of potential contacts between the regions has been a hotly contested area for decades.

For example, they said, the characters in the film are reckoning with an evil ruler named King Kalamasa who embodies “very ...

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The islands’ history dates back to around 1,500 years ago when Polynesians sailed to the islands. Around 1000 A.D., Tahitians arrived, along with their belief in God and the practice of the kapu ...