edhaje's video: Ancient Melanesia Austronesia Melanesia Australia Papua Solomon Vanuatu Fiji New Caledonia

Melanesia (4000 - 1200 BCE) In 40.000 BCE , Ancient Australoid (Sahulian) arrived in Sahul Continent (nowadays Australia & Papua) later spread toward surrounding islands of nowadays called, Bismarck, Solomon, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji. The Sahulians were ancient people migrated from Africa, have close relationship with Dravidian of Southern India, Sinhalese, Maldivians, Andamanese islander in Indian Ocean, Orang Asli in Malaya and Aeta of the Luzon. The last glacial period ended the Ice Age and the rise of sea level separated Papua and Australia and it surrounding islands. In 4000 BCE, Austronesian from surrounding maritime southeast Asia (moluccan alifuru and mindanao islander) arrived in coastal Papua. They intermixing with sahulian people in coastal Papua both genetically and culturally, developing a disticnt Melanesian culture. Melanesians adopted stone tools and austronesian language, as well as maritime skills. Melanesian seafarers spread toward islands of around Papua toward toward pacific ocean. In 1600 BCE, New wave of Austronesian, known as Lapita People arrived in northern Papua, and later spread toward islands of nowadays Bismarck Solomon, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji and deep in the uninhibited islands of Samoa and Tonga. Lapita voyagers brings the knowledge of obsidian stone as tools and distinct pottery pattern dented with shark teeth. Some Lapita people intermarried with existing Melanesians and became the ancestors of many coastal melanesian such as Kanak, Fijian and ni-vanuatu. THe rest of Lapita voyagers sailed deep into the pacific, settled in uninhabited island of Samoa and Tonga, Later spread toward islands in Polynesia. Clip taken from : Wagnis in der Südsee – Das Rätsel der Polynesier (2010) Mythen der Südsee 01: Vom Ursprung (2010) Tanna (2017) The Men of the Fifth World (2000) Ten Canoes (2006) Islands : Fiji (2017) Footsteps – The legend of One Foot Island Aitutaki (2017) Papua New Guinea Kula Canoe Race @BiosphereFoundation (2010) Papua New Guinea Kula Ring Canoes, Egum Rock @BiosphereFoundation (2010) Vaka Taumako Project - We, the Voyagers (2019) Tahitian Noni: "Origins and Destiny" (2004) Solomon Islands Malaita Shell Money Making @Steve Leicester (2017) Laulasi: the skulls, money and dance. Solomon Islands (2008)