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  1. britannica.com

    Jan 16, 2025Geographical and historical treatment of Papua New Guinea, an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It encompasses the eastern half of New Guinea, the world's second largest island; the Bismarck Archipelago; Bougainville and Buka; and small offshore islands and atolls. The capital is Port Moresby.
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    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 ...
  4. britannica.com

    Jan 16, 2025Papua New Guinea - Colonization, Melanesia, Pacific: Malay and possibly Chinese traders took spoils and some slaves from western New Guinea for hundreds of years. The first European visitor may have been Jorge de Meneses, who possibly landed on the island in 1526-27 while en route to the Moluccas. The first European attempt at colonization was made in 1793 by Lieut. John Hayes, a British ...
  5. png-data.sprep.org

    Module 3.3 Papua New Guinea History - an overview This module aims to provide students with a broad overview of the social, cultural and political developments which have occurred in Papua New Guinea from pre-history to independence.
  6. en.wikipedia.org

    Papua New Guinea[ note 1 ][ 13 ][ note 2 ] is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. It has a land border with Indonesia to the west and neighbours Australia to the south and the Solomon Islands to the east.
  7. 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.
  8. papuanewguinea.travel

    Our ancient inhabitants are believed to have arrived in Papua New Guinea about 50-60,000 years ago from Southeast Asia during an Ice Age period when the sea was lower and distances between islands was shorter. New Guinea (as it used to be known), one of the first landmasses after Africa and Eurasia to be populated by modern humans, had its first migration at about the same time as Australia ...

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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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