Wow - this video is superb within just 25 minutes! I admire how you can present so much information clearly and in a sensible narrative. In the archaeology research of the earliest period, the next major mystery is about the possible role of rice, inferred through the comparative historical linguistics studies (by Robert Blust and others) but not yet identifiable through the physical evidence prior to the latte period.
Dangkolo' si Yu'os ma'ase' for your generous words! The information would not have been possible without your hard work and publications! I'm just regurgitating the studies. Indeed, in regards to rice, it's quite interesting how CHamoru maintains a proto-Austronesian derived word for rice "bəʀas" which is "Pugas" uncooked rice in CHamoru. Could this signal a possible early introduction for rice? As always I'll leave the tough questions to the scholars.
Hey, admin. Can u please make video about Austronesians in Japan and their legacy in there? In the ancient Japan, some Austronesians sailed to Ryukyu and Kyuushu, they were called by Japanese historians as Kumaso, Azumi, and Hayato. Maybe this is why people from Southern Japan such as Kyuushuans and Okinawans look like Southeast Asians or Pacific Islanders. The Hayatos were known as Austronesian tribes in Kyuushu whose ancestors migrated from Taiwan. They fought against Yamato dynasty but failed and now being assimiliated into Japanese society through intermarriage with the Yamatos
Great comment and I was thinking a similar thought. Pulan did a great job setting up conditions for us all to better understand what the environment looked like.
Great work, Pulan. Your well balanced approach brings in some of the most current scientific observations and introduces where there is still room for speculation. We base our thoughts on what we ourselves know, and what others have published and shared. Using online media, you widen the aperture through which we can marry our current practices in the Marianas with historical and prehistoric records. I agree that there is room for you to explore a potential "northern option" of origin for the route taken by early CHamoru people. Archaeological artifacts such as acho' atupat (sling stones), red slip pottery, lusong (mortars, grinding stones), guesgues (scrapers), may point to a connection of the Marianas and the Bonin island chains. Secondary resettlement of the "Ogasawara" islands live up very neatly with historically arrested CHamoru practices of pursuing large, deep sea game like marlin and other billfish. So many thoughts! But a final thought; perhaps explore the use of betelnut and the traditions in Guam compared to surrounding peoples. It's nice to sit and opine, fueled by your report and shared musings. Gof maoleg, Pulan.
Great content, keep up the great work 👊🏼🇬🇺
I truly truly loved this video! Saina ma'ase! Will you be covering the next time period or other pre-colonial time periods in the (near) future?
Si Yu'os ma'ase' for the lovely comment! I do plan to cover other pre-colonial periods in a couple of months from now.
Wow - this video is superb within just 25 minutes! I admire how you can present so much information clearly and in a sensible narrative. In the archaeology research of the earliest period, the next major mystery is about the possible role of rice, inferred through the comparative historical linguistics studies (by Robert Blust and others) but not yet identifiable through the physical evidence prior to the latte period.
Dangkolo' si Yu'os ma'ase' for your generous words! The information would not have been possible without your hard work and publications! I'm just regurgitating the studies. Indeed, in regards to rice, it's quite interesting how CHamoru maintains a proto-Austronesian derived word for rice "bəʀas" which is "Pugas" uncooked rice in CHamoru. Could this signal a possible early introduction for rice? As always I'll leave the tough questions to the scholars.
Hey, admin. Can u please make video about Austronesians in Japan and their legacy in there? In the ancient Japan, some Austronesians sailed to Ryukyu and Kyuushu, they were called by Japanese historians as Kumaso, Azumi, and Hayato. Maybe this is why people from Southern Japan such as Kyuushuans and Okinawans look like Southeast Asians or Pacific Islanders. The Hayatos were known as Austronesian tribes in Kyuushu whose ancestors migrated from Taiwan. They fought against Yamato dynasty but failed and now being assimiliated into Japanese society through intermarriage with the Yamatos
Great comment and I was thinking a similar thought. Pulan did a great job setting up conditions for us all to better understand what the environment looked like.
Great work, Pulan. Your well balanced approach brings in some of the most current scientific observations and introduces where there is still room for speculation. We base our thoughts on what we ourselves know, and what others have published and shared. Using online media, you widen the aperture through which we can marry our current practices in the Marianas with historical and prehistoric records.
I agree that there is room for you to explore a potential "northern option" of origin for the route taken by early CHamoru people. Archaeological artifacts such as acho' atupat (sling stones), red slip pottery, lusong (mortars, grinding stones), guesgues (scrapers), may point to a connection of the Marianas and the Bonin island chains. Secondary resettlement of the "Ogasawara" islands live up very neatly with historically arrested CHamoru practices of pursuing large, deep sea game like marlin and other billfish.
So many thoughts! But a final thought; perhaps explore the use of betelnut and the traditions in Guam compared to surrounding peoples.
It's nice to sit and opine, fueled by your report and shared musings. Gof maoleg, Pulan.