Tens of thousands of years ago, the Austronesians migrated their way through Papua New Guinea to colonise the Pacific. They probably started off in little bamboo craft, like this.

• 约一万年前,澳大利西亚人穿过巴布亚新几内亚征服了太平洋地区。他们最初乘坐的很可能就是这种简单的竹筏子。