How Polynesian stick charts mapped waves for navigation

Polynesian navigators made maps of waves, not just islands

Polynesian stick charts did not simply draw coastlines. Sticks showed patterns of waves and winds, while shells could mark islands. The movement of the ocean itself became part of the map.

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