'Moana' Shows the Power of Polynesian Celestial Navigation

Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 18:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

One of the greatest feats of human migration in history was the colonization of the vast Pacific Ocean by Polynesian peoples. They achieved it thanks to their sophisticated knowledge of positional astronomy and celestial navigation.

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