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Archaeologists Find Evidence Of Origin Of Pacific Islanders
VOA News ^ | 3-31-2008 | Heidi Chang

Posted on 03/31/2008 1:56:50 PM PDT by blam

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To: SuziQ
"There is already speculation that some early settlers of South America were actually Pacific Islanders."

Does the image below remind you of the Easter Island Statues?

2004: Top (Archaeological) Finds On Bolivian Highlands


21 posted on 03/31/2008 4:26:17 PM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: mamelukesabre; allmendream
"Letsee...maybe people that were a little similar to those indigeneous folks inhabiting the hokkaido island north of japan?"

Origins Of The Ainu

The Samurai And The Ainu

22 posted on 03/31/2008 4:31:56 PM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: SuziQ; blam
Check out Thor Heyerdahl and Kon Tiki.

The people's language and DNA are different, but there is evidence of contact between the two. Arcona chickens that lay green eggs were pre-Columbian, and they were originally southeast Asian Jungle Fowl before human domestication. The sweet potato of Polynesian culture is from the Americas.

Thor thought that the people went from Peru to the Pacific Islands (where the current would take you). But the language and DNA didn't back him up. But if you look at the oral history of the Pacific Islands, they claim that when they came to the island there were ‘long eared’ people, but that they, the ‘short eared’ people, killed them all.

23 posted on 03/31/2008 5:25:52 PM PDT by allmendream ("A Lyger is pretty much my favorite animal."NapoleonD)
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To: allmendream
" But if you look at the oral history of the Pacific Islands, they claim that when they came to the island there were ‘long eared’ people, but that they, the ‘short eared’ people, killed them all."

The maori of New Zealand say the same. (And, ate them)

The American Indian said they did the same with these red-haired people:

Who Were The Si-Te-Cah

24 posted on 03/31/2008 5:45:07 PM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: blam
NEANDERTHALS!!!
25 posted on 03/31/2008 5:49:55 PM PDT by allmendream ("A Lyger is pretty much my favorite animal."NapoleonD)
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"NEANDERTHALS!!!"

Nah. They were probably related to Spirit Cave Man

26 posted on 03/31/2008 6:24:05 PM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: blam

Interesting!


27 posted on 03/31/2008 9:05:19 PM PDT by SuziQ
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