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MANGILAO (University of Guam) — Learn about the scope and range of archaeology and heritage sites in the Marianas Region through real-life examples of these sites, access to site documentation,
E-Mail IMAGE: Excavation work area outside the Ritidian Beach Cave site in northern Guam, Mariana Islands. view more Credit: Hsiao-chun Hung To reach the Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific, humans crossed more than 2,000 kilometres of open ocean, and around 2,000 years earlier than any other sea travel over an equally long distance. They settled in the Marianas around 3,500 years ago, slightly earlier than the initial settlement of Polynesia. "We know more about the settlement of Polynesia than we do about the settlement of the Mariana Islands", says first author Irina Pugach,...
Ancient DNA suggests people from Philippines may have settled Mariana Islands By (0) Archaeologist Mike T. Carson is shown examining the remains of early settlers on the island of Guam in the Western Pacific. Photo by Hsiao-chun Hung Dec. 22 (UPI) -- New research suggests people from the Philippines may have first settled the Mariana Islands. According to the study, published online this week in the journal PNAS, early inhabitants of the Mariana Islands and Polynesia shared common ancestors. Numerous studies have investigated the origins of the first Polynesian settlers, but little attentio...