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- Portuguese and Spanish navigators sailing in the South Pacific entered New Guinea waters in the early part of the 16th century and in 1526–27, Jorge de Menezes came upon the principal island "Papua".
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The prehistory of Papua New Guinea can be traced to about 50,000–60,000 years ago, when people first migrated towards the Australian continent. The written history began when European navigators first sighted New Guinea in the early part of the 17th century.
1 day ago · The islands that constitute Papua New Guinea were settled over a period of 40,000 years by the mixture of peoples who are generally referred to as Melanesians.
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia).
5 days ago · After Japan temporarily occupied large parts of the island during the early years of World War II, Australia combined its administration of the Territory of Papua and the New Guinea mandate into the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. Also after the war, the western half of the island, then known as Irian Barat, was returned to Dutch control.
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May 22, 2024 · Introduction. Background. Papua New Guinea (PNG) occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; the western half is part of Indonesia. PNG was first settled between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago.
Feb 14, 2018 · A chronology of key events. 50.000 BC - First settlers are thought to arrive on New Guinea from Asia. 5000 BC - Intensive agriculture develops in the New Guinea Highlands, apparently...
The first European visitor may have been Jorge de Meneses, who possibly landed on the island in 1526–27 while en route to the Moluccas. The first European attempt at colonization was made in 1793 by Lieut. John Hayes, a British naval officer, near Manokwari, now in Papua province, Indonesia.
