# ‘Fingerprints’ confirm the seafaring stories of adventurous Polynesian navigators

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/fingerprints-confirm-the-seafaring-stories-of-adventurous-polynesian-navigators/
- Published: 2023-05-20T09:30:38-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Emae Island, one of the Outlier islands located in Central Vanuatu. Photo credit: Aymeric Hermann. Article by Laura Baisas. Popular Science &#8211; April 21, 2023. Article source: Science Advances. The 2016 animated family film Moana brought the long-told story of Polynesian seafarers (along with some incredibly catchy tunes) to a much wider worldwide audience. Now, geochemical analysis is confirming the oral history of ancient Polynesia’s incredible sailors in a new study published April 21 in the [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.popsci.com
