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Early Fiji History. The first inhabitants of Fiji came from Melanesia, who arrived some 3,500 years ago and established a hierarchal society based on clans. At this time, most of the population lived in the southeast of the main island, Viti Levu, where the land was most fertile.
Oct 10, 2008 · Approximately 1000 coral reefs surround the islands. The geological history of Fiji is complex owing to its proximity to the Australian–Pacific plate boundary. The oldest rocks in Fiji are island-arc volcanics of Late Eocene age formed by westwards subduction of the Pacific plate beneath the Australian plate along the Vitiaz arc.
Fiji History. Unlike its neighbour across the way, Fiji has only been inhabited for around 3500 years. First settled by the Melanesian people, a diverse range of food and agricultural practices were brought with them when they journeyed to the South Pacific archipelago. With them they introduced the pig and distinct Lapita pottery.
Perhaps its greatest strength is that is presents the history of modern Fiji as very complicated and multifaceted.” —The Contemporary Pacific Pacific Islands Monograph Series No.11 Published in association with the Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i. About the Author(s) Brij V. Lal, Author
Brief Fiji History Timeline. Brief Fiji history timeline from 1643…. 1643 – Dutch explorer Abel Tasman is the first European to visit the Fiji islands. 1774 – Landing of Captain Cook on Vatoa island. 1791 – Rotuma discovered by Capt. Edwards. Late 1790s – Arrival of Jacko – a monkey, and a cat, at Bau, from a ship searching for ...
History and Ethnic Relations Emergence of the Nation. Indigenous Fijians are descended from the Lapita peoples, a seafaring group from eastern Indonesia or the Philippines who probably arrived in the Fiji Islands during the second millennium B.C.E. and later interbred first with Melanesians from the west and subsequently with Polynesians (also Lapita descendants) from the east.
Fiji. A historical map of Fiji circa 1900, from the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. On October 10, 1874, after negotiations had led to an offer of unconditional cession, Fiji became a British crown colony. The policies of the first governor, Sir Arthur Gordon, were decisive in shaping the history of Fiji.
