Early Peopling of the Pacific: Paleoanthropology, Genetic and Linguistic Perspectives

The question about the origins of Polynesians people has been the subject of hot debate. There are two principal hypotheses concerning Polynesian ancestry, there are called as “Express Train” (Asia origin) and “Entangled Bank” (Melanesia origin). Several intermediate hypothesis exists between them are “Slow Train”, Slow Boat” and “Voyaging Corridor”. To traces human migration and movement in prehistoric times is not easy case, it should used a comparisons study based on historical linguistic, genetic, and palaeoanthropological data. Results of those studies are able to evaluate some of the competing hypotheses that relate to the settlement and colonization of the Pacific Insular and the bio-cultural connections within another region that may inform on population movements.
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