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title: Dispersal of Austronesian People Across the Pacific
author: Obsidian Soul
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12535/dispersal-of-austronesian-people-across-the-pacifi/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Dispersal of Austronesian People Across the Pacific
_Authored by Obsidian Soul_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12535.png)
## Image Caption
A map outlining the migratory paths of Austronesian speaking populations, including estimated dates.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Soul, O. (2020, August 03). Dispersal of Austronesian People Across the Pacific. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Soul, Obsidian. "Dispersal of Austronesian People Across the Pacific." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 03, 2020. .
### MLA
Soul, Obsidian. "Dispersal of Austronesian People Across the Pacific." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Aug 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chronological_dispersal_of_Austronesian_people_across_the_Pacific_(per_Benton_et_al,_2012,_adapted_from_Bellwood,_2011).png) by **Obsidian Soul**. Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 03 August 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.