Polynesians: Exceptional Or Planned Migration

The Polynesian islands were settled many years ago, and there have been many theories and debates on who first settled the society's and where the migration originated from. Many debate that the migration was from west to east sailing from south east Asia, but many such as Thor Heyerdahl stated that it was not possible for the Polynesians to sail from the west and it was a planned migration. However historian Andrew Sharp argues that the migration was accidental, and states that any argument relating to a planned migration was little more than “romantic nonsense” (way finders, n.d ). Studies show that the migration was more planned than accidental. There is evidence of DNA, way fairing navigation and common languages, supporting the theories and research. Tahiti is an island culture that was settled in a west to east migration and was planned. Tahiti is an independent culture where they sustain their land, by using and nourishing natural available resources such as, fish, fruits and timber and don't take all the recourses that they don't need.

Historians have come up with many theories on where the Polynesian migration originated from and there have been debates about it. Some state that the migration was from south east Asia, sailing from the west to the east, but many along with Thor Heyerdahl states that the migration was from east to
Historian Andrew Sharp debates that the migration was accidental, as their boats were not seaworthy enough and navigation equipment wasn't accurate enough for them to deliberately find the islands we know today ( Rathborne, M, et al, 2008, p.g 272 ) However explorer Thor Heyerdahl argued that the migration was planned. Evidence of DNA, common languages and way fairing navigation that shows that the migration was more planned than accidental and the island of Tahiti was settled in a west to east migration and was