Dapenkeng farmers Taiwan Austronesian language origins

Taiwan’s early farmers gave rise to Austronesian languages

Farmers of Taiwan’s Dapenkeng culture settled the island about 6,000 years ago, most likely arriving from what is now southeast China. They were ancestors of today’s Taiwanese Indigenous peoples and the originators of the Austronesian language family.

The Sahara was once green and fertile

During Africa’s humid period, the Sahara was green and fertile, and returning populations left rock art showing large communities. As the climate dried, rapid desertification took place around 3500 BC.

A sphere inside a matching cylinder has a surprising two-thirds rule

Put a sphere inside a cylinder that fits it exactly, with the cylinder as tall as the sphere is wide. The sphere has two-thirds of the cylinder's surface area and also two-thirds of its volume.

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Dapenkeng farmers Taiwan Austronesian language origins

Taiwan’s early farmers gave rise to Austronesian languages

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