- Polynesian voyagers discovered America even before Columbus. They crossed the entire Pacific Ocean to reach the mainland of South America without any compass or nautical instruments https://www.history.com/news/polynesian-sailors-americas-columbus 22 comments history
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- Some Polynesians Carry Native American DNA, Study Finds - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/science/polynesian-ancestry.html 112 comments
- Native American gene flow into Polynesia predating Easter Island settlement | Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2487-2 58 comments
- How Was Polynesia Populated? Two New Books Explore the Pacific’s Mysteries - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/books/review/polynesian-history-christina-thompson-sea-people.html 0 comments
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