Learn about the mysterious history of the people of Madagascar. The great island of Madagascar is home to the Malagasy people whose heritage is both from Africa and Asia. Not only does this video explain the African and Asian origins of the people but it looks into scientific data about genetics of the peoples which show that the people of Madagascar also have DNA in common with the peoples of Polynesia. Showing that the non-African side of their heritage is perhaps more complicated than what was previously thought. Besides all that we talk about how specifically the African aspect of the Malagasy history comes from the part of Africa north of the Zambezi River and how the Asian part of the Malagasy comes from Indonesia; specifically the Indonesian island of Borneo. Additionally we look at the languages of the island and how it's part of Malayo-Polynesian structure of languages. Which gets its name from the Malay Archipelago and the islands of Polynesia.
The exact time of settlement of the island is also discussed in this video. Traditionally dates of 1500 years ago to 2000 years ago are typically given for the first human arrival but new research shows that the first humans arrived in Madagascar 11000 years ago.
Culture is also a part of the video. During most of the video you will get to see historical drawings of the island, its architecture, fashion and its culture. Madagascar is unlike anywhere in the world, from epic landscapes to its incredible wildlife. But the people are rarely talked about. I hope this video helps more viewers begin to learn about the extraordinary and beautiful cultures of Madagascar.
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Here are links to the two scientific articles that I mentioned in the video and a link to the new University research about early settlers of the island.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
royalsocietypublishing.org/do...
news.psu.edu/story/591855/201...
Many other sources of information were referenced for this video as well.
26 июл 2024