The secret of origin discovered the island of Madagascar was revealed

Madagascar was discovered and settled by a group of about 30 women, predominantly of Indonesian descent, may have landed on the island in a ship accident about 1200 years ago. This finding denies the earlier hypothesis that the island was discovered by Indonesian traders as they moved along the Indian Ocean coast.

According to New Discovery, Murray Cox, the scientist who led the research, said: 'I'm afraid that the first people to settle here are not Amazon's seafarers. We hypothesized that the island was settled by a small group of Indonesian women, about 30 people. However, from genetic genes, we guess that, at least, some Indonesian men go with them. "

Madagascar women.

Cox, senior lecturer at the Institute of Molecular Biology at Massey University and his colleagues analyzed genetic samples from 2,754 individuals collected from 12 Indonesian islands. They then compared the results with genetic information from 266 individuals from three racial groups on Madagascar.

The results show that the genes of many island residents have many connections with Indonesians. This "DNA detection" work shows that about 30 Indonesian women have formed the Malagasy people (native inhabitants of Madagascar), with much smaller biological contributions from Africa.

Cox added: 'A small number of Indonesian women fit the capacity of tourist boats' . The distance between Indonesia and Madagascar is nearly 5,000 miles, so the first women must have discovered Madagascar and their companions had a long journey, and perhaps it was an unintended journey. want.

Madagarcar is one of the last places on earth to be settled, along with other remote islands like New Zealand and Hawaii. It is extremely difficult to find a connection between Indonesians and the settlers on Madagascar. Archaeological evidence is currently only very few, including a few bones marked by stone tools and increased rates of forest fires, showing traces of settlers.