Austronesian expansion out of Taiwan and the Philippines (c. 3000–1500 BCE)

1. Lapita sites documented across island chains to Samoa

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Lapita culture, Samoa

   • JASSS Lapita
   • UCLA Lapita

2. Voyages reach the Mariana Islands in Remote Oceania

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Mariana Islands, Philippine voyagers

   • Tinian
   • N Marianas

3. Austronesian dispersal establishes foundations for Pacific cultures

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Austronesian dispersal, Taiwan Philippines

   • Britannica Lapita
   • Philippines Models

4. Lapita cultural complex emerges in Near Oceania

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: Lapita culture, Bismarck Archipelago

   • Britannica Lapita
   • Met Lapita

5. Out-of-Taiwan migration model becomes leading explanation

   Jan 1, 1996Labels: Out-of-Taiwan model, Peter Bellwood

   • Philippines Models
   • Austronesians

6. Red-slipped pottery traditions spread in northern Philippines

   Jan 1, 2000Labels: Red-slipped pottery, Northern Philippines

   • Austronesian Peoples

7. Nephrite sourcing links Taiwan to early Philippines exchange

   Jan 1, 2005Labels: Nephrite jade, Taiwan Philippines

   • ANU Repository
   • NMP Batanes

8. Early Austronesians reach northern Luzon and spread south

   Jan 1, 2200Labels: Northern Luzon, Out-of-Taiwan migration

   • Philippines Models
   • NMP Batanes

9. Austronesian settlement expands into the Batanes Islands

   Jan 1, 2500Labels: Batanes Islands, Austronesian settlers

   • NMP Batanes

10. Final Dapenkeng period shows rice and millet remains

    Jan 1, 2600Labels: Dapenkeng period, Crop remains

    • Taiwan Prehistory

11. Cord-marked pottery and polished tools become widespread

    Jan 1, 3200Labels: Dapenkeng culture, Polished adzes

    • Dapenkeng

12. Dapenkeng Neolithic spreads around coastal Taiwan

    Jan 1, 3500Labels: Dapenkeng Neolithic, Taiwan coast

    • Dapenkeng
    • Taiwan Prehistory