Sailors who found the world’s most remote islands
Descended from the Lapita culture, Polynesians colonized the Marquesas, Hawaii, Rapa Nui, and New Zealand.Human History: Polynesians—Masters of the Open Ocean
An empire of waves
The Tuʻi Tonga Empire spread language and influence across central Polynesia between 1250 and 1500.Human History: Polynesians—Masters of the Open Ocean
