Mystery behind Moana: After 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?

Hacker News reports on a historical mystery: after a seventeen hundred year pause, Polynesian seafarers suddenly resumed long-distance eastward voyages. New climate evidence is providing context for this remarkable shift in their exploration.

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