How did ancient voyagers cross the Pacific Ocean? In this full episode of Voyagers: Exploring Pacific Waters from National Geographic, follow the story of fearless seafarers who sailed into the unknown in search of new islands, new homes, and new futures across the Pacific. For viewers inspired by Disney’s Moana, this episode explores the real history of ancient ocean voyagers and the remarkable navigation skills that helped shape the Pacific Islands.
4,000 years ago, ancient Pacific voyagers set out across dangerous open waters in the unexplored Pacific Ocean, traveling from island to island and settling places from Guam to Vanuatu. Guided by ancestral stories and ocean knowledge, they became master navigators capable of crossing some of the world’s most challenging waters. As these early explorers reached Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, however, their search for new islands became even more difficult.
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@leonardosolis616 Don’t listen to this guy, the new outlook is the best and so are the episodes!
These people were sacrificed/punished ….. and sent out to the open sea to probably meet their Gods and became castaways
Nobody knew Easter Island or Hawaii was out there ….. people from other islands must have been cast away from their original homes for whatever reason. They left with items just like the Egyptians were buried with stuff for their after life.
I wish there was more series about the migration from Philippines. Taiwan just brought back a migration from Taiwan to Philippines (which havent been done in 300 years). This migration was done by the old ways using the stars and such for navigation. Ive done my studies on how related their language, dance, weapons, even marital arts are. Im so glad people are now recognizing them as pacific islander. And putting so much love to their traditional tattoos.
Then Japan should be recognize as a Pacific Islander and some area in Alaska with their small islands!
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I think the Olmec in South America were actually Island people actually.
They “crossed the ocean” by getting LOST and shipwrecked!
The people were not fat like today , muscles all over
Yesterday today tomorrow everyday respect our Indigenous nations Pacific Island people! etc
Yes!
Why does history focus so much on gender roles? Women must’ve been canoe makers and navigators and hunters.