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Expansion into the Bismarck Archipelago and the western Pacific, where the Lapita culture emerged.

Early Austronesians move from Taiwan into the Philippines . austronesian

Seafarers from Borneo cross the Indian Ocean to settle Madagascar . Expansion into the Bismarck Archipelago and the western

Austronesians were the first true ocean-going explorers, developing specialized technology to navigate the open sea long before other civilizations. with migrations beginning roughly 5

Genetic and linguistic evidence points to as the ancestral homeland, with migrations beginning roughly 5,000 years ago .