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New discoveries shed light on some of the earliest humans to settle in Taiwan
A combination of ancient knowledge and modern research techniques may be closing the gap between who some of the earliest ...
Kamehameha Schools students visit Taiwan tribe
As Kamehameha Schools students learned firsthand, it’s a special connection that spans thousands of years. After traveling over 5,000 miles, 16 students from Kamehameha Schools and their kumu arrived ...
Public Radio International14d
The Saisiyat community’s origins in Taiwan
The first Chinese settlers only showed up in Taiwan 400 years ago, just a few years after the Mayflower landed in Plymouth Rock. Before that, Taiwan was home to the Austronesian  peoples. Some of ...
scmp.com10d
Study Buddy (Challenger): Tooth tradition dating back 5,000 years uncovered in Taiwan
[2] A study published last month in Archaeological Research in Asia analysed research reports from over 250 archaeological sites of Austronesian ... a diverse group of people.
Science Daily29d
DNA adds new chapter to Indonesia's layered human history
"Our findings suggest that the Papuan and Austronesian migrations were so ... there are challenges in reconstructing past movements of people using modern genetic data due to historical migrations ...
The intimate and intricate connection between Jambudvipa & Javadvipa
President Prabowo Subianto's presence as the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations, alongside a major Indonesian ...
The Monthly5d
Is a biennial indigenous festival in Taiwan an attempt to atone for the grim truth of a people’s extinction?
The people generally referred to as Negritos were once widely dispersed across South-East Asia. Today, they are found in the ...
Asia Society10d
Introduction to Southeast Asia
Around four thousand years ago people speaking languages belonging to the Austronesian family (originating in southern China and Taiwan) began to trickle into island Southeast Asia. In the Philippines ...