Do you think that the Papuan New Guineans & Fijins sailed over from Africa??

Question

I have been studying the world for a few years know & Papuans,Fijins, Solomon Islanders & people from Vanawatu look very simalar to many African Natives. They have been there for some 35,000 years. Do you think that they sailed over?? They also live in Irainian Jaya in Indonesia. Many look almost indenical to some Sub- Saharan Africans. If you have some link let me know.

Answer 1

You may have been "studying the world" but you certainly havnt been visitng the library or reading science magazines.

And its Irian Jaya not Iranian!

Go back to the library and ask for books on population genetics human origins and archaeogenetics !

Answer 2

- Some actually believe its the other way around; that the African natives sailed over to Africa from Asia

Answer 3

No, it didn't happen that way, for sure. These people came along the Southeast Asia corridor after leaving Africa, the "Java" man. Inhabiting the Asia areas of the globe and into Australia, the "Australopithecus"

     This is where you may get the features from. They've been there a bit more then 35 thousand years.

      The Iran and Iraq areas where from another evolutionary migration from Africa.

       This area, Iran and Iraq was in fact the cradle of civilization due to the extensive farming in the 17 to 15 thousand BC.

        They all however, have a common link, Africa, the Homeland of the Human race.

Answer 4

Evolution of human trace our origin to Africa anyway.

Answer 5

Ed pretty much stole my thunder.

Answer 6

No, while they look a lot like Africans, skin color wise, they are genetically very different. I'll get back with some links for you. They followed the coast & crossed over to Australia & New Zealand some 50 to 60,000 yrs ago when the ocean was some 100 meters lower than today. Those in New Guinea are closely related to Australian natives & the Negritos of South East Asia... an ancient line of Homo Sapien.

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