Exceptionaly rare knife from Formosa/Taiwan

fearn · 23rd March 2010, 04:19 PM

Hi Nonoy,

The Austronesians originated on Taiwan, and then spread south into Indonesia. According to the archeologists and linguists, it's the origin of that group of people. There were people on Taiwan before the Austronesians, but they were the ancestors of the Austronesians, just as the Austronesians were the ancestors of many Indonesians, Polynesians, Micronesians, and a group in Madagascar.

Hope this helps,

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23rd March 2010, 04:19 PM	#16
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Hi Nonoy, The Austronesians originated on Taiwan, and then spread south into Indonesia. According to the archeologists and linguists, it's the origin of that group of people. There were people on Taiwan before the Austronesians, but they were the ancestors of the Austronesians, just as the Austronesians were the ancestors of many Indonesians, Polynesians, Micronesians, and a group in Madagascar. Hope this helps, F