Chinese archaeologists uncovered a 7,300-year-old civilisation on Pingtan island, off the coast of Fujian province in southeastern China, that indicates the island could have been an originating ...

Long before modern political struggles, Taiwan was home to diverse Indigenous communities with deep Austronesian roots. Their languages, traditions, and maritime heritage connect them to cultures ...

Victoria Chen receives funding from the Royal Society Te Apārangi for a three-year project on Austronesian origin and expansion. The study of Indigenous languages spoken in maritime South-East Asia ...

With its wealth of artifacts shining a light on the long history of the Austronesian language family, the new Keqiutou Site Museum in Pingtan, East China's Fujian Province has garnered widespread ...

Complex genetic data now confirms that mitochondrial DNA found in Pacific islanders was present in Island Southeast Asia at a much earlier period. The languages known as Austronesian are spoken by ...

Featuring artifacts that showcase the cultural and lifestyle heritage of Austronesian-speaking peoples, the Keqiutou Site Museum in Pingtan, East China's Fujian Province, recently added a total of 103 ...

“Mana” is a staple of modern game design, the go-to resource wielded by millions of magi and warlocks and wardens and paladins. Whenever spells and incantations of immeasurable power are hurled at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shutterstock/weniliou The study of Indigenous languages spoken in maritime South-East Asia today has shed new light on the ...