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In ancient maritime history, evidence of maritime trade between civilizations dates back at least two millennia. The first prehistoric boats are presumed to have been dugout canoes which were developed independently by various Stone Age populations.
Navigation in the Indo-Pacific began with the maritime migrations of the Austronesians from Taiwan who spread southwards into Island Southeast Asia and Island Melanesia during a period between 3000 and 1000 BC. Their first long-distance voyaging was the colonization of Micronesia from the Philippines at around 1500 BC.
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Ancient maritime history; Chinese exploration; Chronology of European exploration of Asia; Colonization; Columbian exchange; Early human migrations; European exploration of Africa; History of navigation; History of slavery; Human migration; Indian maritime history; Major explorations after the Age of Discovery; Maritime history; Maritime ...
YearEvent~128,000 BCEArchaic humans from North Africa migrate ...~53,000 BCEModern humans from Southeast Asia migrate ...~36,000 BCEPeople from East Asia inhabit the ...~33,000 BCEPeople from Southeast Asia migrate to the ...Mar 3, 2022 · World. How Celestial Navigation Changed Maritime History. Lucy Davidson. 03 Mar 2022. @LuceJuiceLuce. Finding the time of day with an horary quadrant by measuring the Sun’s altitude, from Gregor Reisch, Margarita Philosophica, 1504. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons. For as long as humans have lived on earth, they have invented ways to navigate it.
Oct 19, 2023 · Oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard works with maritime archaeologists to explore ancient shipwrecks throughout the Mediterranean. By studying these ancient wrecks, the history and culture of the region’s ancient civilizations can be better understood.
Oct 14, 2019 · When European sailors — from Portugal, Spain, Holland, England, Denmark and France — entered the Pacific and the Indian Ocean starting in the 16th century, they found a lively maritime world that...
Considered to be one of the biggest tech game-changers of its era, the chronometer empowered Britain to secure supremacy at sea, rapidly expanding its empire, not least by facilitating Captain ...