pacific exploration

  • 50,000 BCE

    Ancient Voyaging

    People from Asia sailed simple rafts from island to island, reaching Near Oceania.
  • 1100 BCE

    Recent Voyaging

    Seafarers sailed canoes further east, into Remote Oceania.
  • 1000 BCE

    Lapita

    The Lapita were the first to reach Remote Oceania.
  • 500 BCE

    Polynesian Explorers

    Polynesian culture developed in West Polynesia.
  • 1300

    Reaching New Zealand

    Using small islands as stepping-stones, explorers finally discovered New Zealand.

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