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F_1_11 Credible Lost Connections

F_1_11 — Sweet Potato Paradox — Pre-Columbian Trans-Pacific Contact Evidence

The sweet potato paradox — the presence of Ipomoea batatas (a plant of unambiguous South American origin) across Polynesia in pre-Columbian contexts — is the single most widely accepted piece of evidence for trans-Pacifi

sweet potato Ipomoea batatas pre-Columbian trans-Pacific Polynesia South America
F_1_09 Verified Lost Connections

F_1_09 — Austronesian Expansion: The Greatest Maritime Migration

The Austronesian expansion is the most extensive pre-modern maritime migration in human history, covering over half the globe — from Taiwan to Madagascar, Easter Island, Hawaii, and New Zealand — over approximately 5,000

Austronesian expansion Lapita pottery Polynesian navigation Taiwan homeland outrigger canoe Pacific migration
F_1_17 Verified Lost Connections

F_1_17 — Austronesian Expansion: From Taiwan to Madagascar and Easter Island

The Austronesian expansion is the largest maritime diaspora in human history, spanning from Taiwan (c. 3500–3000 BCE) across the Pacific and Indian Oceans to ultimately reach Madagascar (c. 500–800 CE) in the west and Ra

Austronesian Out of Taiwan Lapita Polynesian voyaging outrigger canoe Madagascar
F_4_03 Verified Lost Connections

F_4_03 — Ancient Maritime Technology and Naval Knowledge

The history of maritime technology reveals that ancient civilizations achieved levels of nautical engineering and navigational skill far exceeding common assumptions. Phoenician sailors may have circumnavigated Africa ~6

maritime technology ancient ships sailing navigation shipbuilding dhow
V_1_18 Credible Mathematics & Information

V_1_18 — Ethnomathematics: Mathematics Across Cultures

Ethnomathematics — the study of mathematical ideas, methods, and practices developed by cultural groups outside the Western academic tradition — was formalized as a field by Ubiratan D'Ambrosio (Brazil, 1985), who argued

ethnomathematics indigenous-mathematics quipu ishango-bone sand-drawing sona
F_1_14 Credible Lost Connections

F_1_14 — Pre-Columbian Chicken Debate: Polynesian–South American Evidence

The pre-Columbian chicken debate centers on whether domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) — an Old World species originally domesticated in Southeast Asia — reached South America before European contact (1492+), v

pre-Columbian chicken Gallus gallus Polynesia South America El Arenal