Ancient Seafarers - How Primitive Humans Conquered The Sea

Paleo-anthropologists know that archaic hominins known as Homo erectus ventured over land bridges into parts of what is now Indonesia over a million years ago. But farther east, past the so-called Wallace Line or Weber Line, it was thought that these hominins ran into ocean currents considered impassable without boats. Nonetheless, while It’s pure speculation, other paleo-anthropologists argue you could posit that homo erectus used simple water craft to cross straits and arrive at far flung islands such as papua new guinea and make some convincing arguments. This theory aligns with the idea that, while Homo erectus may not have been master seafarers, their cognitive and technological capabilities allowed them to exploit natural resources including driftwood for simple canoes, which contributed to their successful dispersal across island chains. The question of whether Homo erectus, our early human ancestor, had the capability to construct boats is tied closely to their cognitive abilitie