public domain The Polynesian people, inhabiting the islands in the Pacific Ocean, embarked on epic voyages across vast distances well before the advent of modern navigation tools. Their ...

Where Western cultures developed maps and tools to plot courses around the ... Today, we’ll delve into the unique techniques of Polynesian navigation, exploring how keen observation of the ...

That’s because the stars are what the navigators used to guide the Polynesian voyaging canoe ... compass used to steer without modern navigation tools. The late master navigator Mau Pialug ...