Austronesian

The final "pulse" of migration reaches the furthest corners of the Polynesian Triangle , including Hawaii , Easter Island , and finally New Zealand . Maritime Mastery

Expansion into the Bismarck Archipelago and the western Pacific, where the Lapita culture emerged. austronesian

Early Austronesians move from Taiwan into the Philippines . The final "pulse" of migration reaches the furthest

Austronesians were the first true ocean-going explorers, developing specialized technology to navigate the open sea long before other civilizations. with migrations beginning roughly 5

Seafarers from Borneo cross the Indian Ocean to settle Madagascar .

Genetic and linguistic evidence points to as the ancestral homeland, with migrations beginning roughly 5,000 years ago .