True, archaeologists have yet to unearth rafts, oars, or fishing villages that date back as far as 45,000 years ago (they would be difficult to discover because rising sea levels have buried the ancient Indonesian shoreline under a hundred meters of ocean). Nevertheless, there is strong circumstantial evidence to support this theory, especially the fact that in the thousands of years following the settlement of Australia, Sapiens colonized a large number of small and isolated islands to its north. Some, such as Buka and Manus, were separated from the closest land by 200 kilometers of open water. It's hard to believe that anyone could have reached and colonized Manus without sophisticated vessels and sailing skills. As mentioned earlier, there is also firm evidence for regular sea trade between some of these islands, such as New Ireland and New Britain.🏁

True, archaeologists have yet to unearth rafts, oars, or fishing villages that date back as far as 45,000 years ago (they would be difficult to discover because rising sea levels have buried the ancient Indonesian shoreline under a hundred meters of ocean). Nevertheless, there is strong circumstantial evidence to support this theory, especially the fact that in the thousands of years following the settlement of Australia, Sapiens colonized a large number of small and isolated islands to its north. Some, such as Buka and Manus, were separated from the closest land by 200 kilometers of open water. It's hard to believe that anyone could have reached and colonized Manus without sophisticated vessels and sailing skills. As mentioned earlier, there is also firm evidence for regular sea trade between some of these islands, such as New Ireland and New Britain.🏁