The historical process of the Adriatic Moreti Islands

Like New Guinea, Bismarck Islands and Solomon Islands, these islands were inhabited by human beings about 40,000 years ago, which may have originated from the immigration tide from South Asia, and the immigration tide also reached Australia. In this early society, taro was planted and wild animals such as kangaroos and mice were artificially introduced from Guinea. During this period, obsidian was also collected and traded between islands.

Lapita culture was born about 3,500 years ago, and its territory extends from islands to Tonga and Samoa. Its origin is still controversial, and it may be another wave of immigrants from South Asia. The main features of La Pita culture are: the famous ceramic culture, stilt houses, the raising of domestic animals such as pigs, dogs and chickens, and the development of agriculture and shipbuilding technology. Among them, shipbuilding technology promoted the development of voyage. Lapita culture is a unique culture with its own trade network. This culture died out about 2000 years ago.

During the European and Japanese occupation

The first European to reach the island was the Spanish navigator Alvaro Savedra (? á lvaro Savedra).1In the summer of 528, he discovered this island on his voyage back to New Spain from Titore Island, and marked it as Urez Lagrande. The Dutch navigator Schouten also reported on the island. 1767, the British Royal Navy Captain Philip Gartley named the islands "Admiralty Islands". 1884-19 14 was a German colony. 1914165438+10, the islands were occupied by the Australian navy and expeditionary force. 1April 7, 942, Japanese troops landed on the island. 1944, the Japanese troops stationed on the island were defeated by the allied forces, and then the United States established a large air base in Lombrum near Lorenzo. 1975, Papua became independent, and the sovereignty of the islands was transferred from Australia to Papua New Guinea, becoming Manus Province in the archipelago area of the country.