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Did ancient Americans settle in Polynesia? The evidence doesn't stack up

  • Written by Lisa Matisoo-Smith, Professor of Biological Anthropology, University of Otago
Did ancient Americans settle in Polynesia? The evidence doesn't stack upAndres Moreno-Estrada

How did the Polynesian peoples come to live on the far-flung islands of the Pacific? The question has intrigued researchers for centuries.

Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl brought the topic to public attention when he sailed a balsa-wood raft called the Kon-Tiki from Peru to Polynesia in 1947. His goal was to demonstrate such...

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