Seafarers from Borneo cross the Indian Ocean to settle Madagascar .
Early Austronesians move from Taiwan into the Philippines . austronesian
Expansion into the Bismarck Archipelago and the western Pacific, where the Lapita culture emerged. Seafarers from Borneo cross the Indian Ocean to
Genetic and linguistic evidence points to as the ancestral homeland, with migrations beginning roughly 5,000 years ago . with migrations beginning roughly 5
The final "pulse" of migration reaches the furthest corners of the Polynesian Triangle , including Hawaii , Easter Island , and finally New Zealand . Maritime Mastery
Austronesians were the first true ocean-going explorers, developing specialized technology to navigate the open sea long before other civilizations.