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  1. History of Papua New Guinea

    The prehistory of Papua New Guinea can be traced to about 50,000–60,000 years ago, when people first migrated towards the Australian continent. The written history began when European navigators first sighted New Guinea in the early part of the 17th century. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    New Guinea (Tok Pisin: Niugini; Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; Indonesian: Papua, fossilized Nugini, [a] or historically Irian) is the world's second-largest island, with an area of 785,753 km 2 (303,381 sq mi). Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the 150-kilometre (81-nautical-mile; 93-mile) wide Torres Strait, though both landmasses lie on ...
  3. britannica.com

    Jan 11, 2025New Guinea, island of the eastern Malay Archipelago, in the western Pacific Ocean, north of Australia. New Guinea's western half comprises the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, and its eastern half comprises the major part of Papua New Guinea, an independent country since 1975.
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  5. newworldencyclopedia.org

    New Guinea, located just 100 miles north of Australia, is the world's second largest island after Greenland, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded around 5000 B.C.E. The name Papua has also been long-associated with the island. The western half of the island contains the Indonesian provinces of Papua and Papua Barat (formerly ...
  6. en.png.or.jp

    Papua New Guinea History Human remains have been found in Papua New Guinea that date back to about 50,000 years ago. These ancient inhabitants of Papua New Guinea probably had their origins in Southeast Asia, themselves originating in Africa 50,000 to 70,000 years ago. New Guinea (as it used to be known), one of the first landmasses after Africa and Eurasia to be populated by modern humans ...
  7. guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu

    Research Guides at University of Hawaii at Manoa

    https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu › c.php?g=1398206&p=10343120

    Jan 13, 2025The island of New Guinea is the second largest island in the world after Greenland. it is divided along a north-south line between the Indonesian province of West Papua and the independent nation of Papua New Guinea, which also includes the islands of New Britain, New Ireland, the Admiralty Islands, Bougainville and Buka, among others. The island's colonial history dates back to 1884, when ...
  8. pngcanberra.org

    The Papua and New Guinea Act of 1949 provided for a Leglislative Council, a judicial system, a civil service and a local government system. In 1964 the first House of Assembly was established to provide Papua New Guineans with a greater role in the country's decision-making process. Preparations for political independence began in the late 1960s.
  9. annualreviews.org

    The archaeology of the island of New Guinea is ancient and surprising, yet it is highly fragmentary in space and time. Consequently, archaeology provides only local and fleeting glimpses of social life in the distant past. In this review, we consider several key themes, such as initial colonization at least 55,000 years ago, the emergence of agriculture by at least 7,000-6,400 years ago, and ...
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