Concise overview of Papua New Guinea's history
Hello There! It has been a while since i left. I was doing something else and did not visit my bloggers blogs page. My apologies. For now i would like to mention about a significant thing about my Country Papua New Guinea which just turn 50 years in September 16th 2025 . A big milestone for the country and were proud of it. Here's a concise overview of Papua New Guinea's rich and complex history: 🗿 Prehistoric Origins • Human settlement dates back over 50,000 years, with early inhabitants migrating from Southeast Asia during the last Ice Age. • These early settlers practiced forest management and gardening, making Papua New Guinea one of the earliest sites of agriculture alongside Mesopotamia and Egypt. 🧠European Contact • The island was first sighted by European navigators in 1526, and named "Papua" by Portuguese explorer Jorge de Menezes and "New Guinea" by Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retes in 1545. • Colonial rule began in the lat...