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The prehistory of Oceania is divided into the prehistory of each of its major areas: Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, and these vary greatly as to when they were first inhabited by humans — from 70,000 years ago (Near Oceania) to 3,000 years ago (Remote Oceania).
Puncak Jaya in Indonesia is the highest peak in Oceania at 4,884 m (16,024 ft). [16] The first settlers of Australia, New Guinea, and the large islands just to the east arrived more than 60,000 years ago. [17] Oceania was first explored by Europeans from the 16th century onward.
The history of Indonesia has been shaped by its geographic position, natural resources, a series of human migrations and contacts, wars and conquests, as well as by trade, economics and politics. Indonesia is an archipelagic country of 17,000 to 18,000 islands stretching along the equator in Southeast Asia .
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Satellite image centered on Oceania. Oceania and its five major subdivisions. Summary of ancient migratory movements in Oceania. Oceania is a geographical region with disputed borders but generally encompasses Australia, New Guinea, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. [Note 1]
The archaeology of Indonesia is the study of the archaeology of the archipelagic realm that today forms the nation of Indonesia, stretching from prehistory through almost two millennia of documented history. The ancient Indonesian archipelago was a geographical maritime bridge between the political and cultural centers of Ancient India and ...
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The history of Indonesian archipelago is a rich and complex tapestry of human migration, cultural exchange, trade, and colonization that has shaped the region over millennia. Human presence in the region dates back over 2 million years, with the discovery of Homo erectus remains, famously known as Java Man , on the island of Java.