Ancient Civilizations Articles History Indigenous People Oceans Science Travel South Americans May Have Traveled To Polynesia 800 Years Ago by Bruce Bower Posted on July 9, 2020August 8, 2020 Author EarthNewspaper.com Comment(0) DNA analyses suggest that Indigenous people from South America had a role in the early peopling of Polynesia. More than 800 years ago, Indigenous people in South America traversed more than 7,000 kilometers of open sea to reach eastern Polynesia, a new study suggests. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/south-americans-may-have-traveled-polynesia-800-years-ago [dntplgn recurring_amt1=”4.50″ recurring_amt2=”3.00″ recurring_amt3=”1.50″ item_name=”Donation for EarthNewspaper.com” paypal_email=”mark@eimagine.net” currency_code=”USD” currency_symbol=”$” return_url=” https://earthnewspaper.com/index.php/thank-you-for-donating-to-earthnewspaper-com”]