Lapita: Ancient Seafarers of the Pacific

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]What drove ancient people to risk the open sea?

[00:00:03]Over 3,000 years ago, the Lapita people, master navigators, set sail from Southeast Asia, venturing into [music] the vast Pacific. They carried not only their families and livestock, but also their [music] unique pottery decorated with intricate geometric designs. These artifacts, found across thousands of miles of islands, reveal their incredible voyages from the Bismarck Archipelago to Tonga and Samoa.

[00:00:28]The Lapita's daring crossings and cultural legacy laid the foundation for the future civilizations of Polynesia, [music] forever changing the face of Oceania.