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Archaeologists determined the step-by-step path taken by the first people to settle the Caribbean islands

  • Written by Matthew F. Napolitano, Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology, University of Oregon
imageWhat route did the first settlers to colonize the islands of the Caribbean take?M.M. Swee/Moment via Getty Images

For the millions of people around the world who live on islands today, a plane or boat can easily enough carry them to the mainland or other islands.

But how did people in the ancient past first make it to distant islands they...

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