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New Climate Evidence Deepens the Mystery of Why Polynesians Suddenly Sailed East

via Ars Technica·3h ago

New climate evidence adds context to one of history's great puzzles: after some 1,700 years, why did Polynesian voyagers suddenly launch eastward across the vast Pacific? The research sheds light on the epic migrations popularized by 'Moana.'

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