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Related: About this forumAncient canoe replica tests Paleolithic migration theory
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-ancient-canoe-replica-paleolithic-migration.html"Scientists try to reconstruct the processes of past human migrations, but it is often difficult to examine how challenging they really were. One important message from the whole project was that our Paleolithic ancestors were real challengers. Like us today, they had to undertake strategic challenges to advance," said Kaifu.
"For example, the ancient Polynesian people had no maps, but they could travel almost the entire Pacific. There are a variety of signs on the ocean to know the right direction, such as visible land masses, heavenly bodies, swells and winds. We learned parts of such techniques ourselves along the way."
"For example, the ancient Polynesian people had no maps, but they could travel almost the entire Pacific. There are a variety of signs on the ocean to know the right direction, such as visible land masses, heavenly bodies, swells and winds. We learned parts of such techniques ourselves along the way."
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Reader Rabbit
Jul 30
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3catwoman3
(27,998 posts)1. I would not want to travel very far in the vessel shown in the link.
Reader Rabbit
(2,735 posts)2. Seriously. Those are some dedicated researchers!
Although I suspect they had modern craft watching and supporting them.
Easterncedar
(5,120 posts)3. Kon Tiki any one?