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Genetic study reveals how ancient seafarers settled vast Polynesia 
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/genetic-study-reveals-how-ancient-seafarers-settled-vast-polynesia-2021-09-22/ …pic.twitter.com/RXHUa1qSEo
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Maori arrived in New Zealand 1320-1350… from where??
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Cook Islands
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The amount of courage these people had in undertaking a voyage like this was incredible.
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Yes - absolutely amazing. A pre-literate Neolithic society with unaided observational navigation methods settling far-flung islands on weeks-long voyages across the world’s largest ocean. Analogous to us settling other planets in many ways.
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