Re:Ancient DNA sheds light on what happened to the Taino, th...
by toomanybeersies on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @12:45AM
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Arguably Abel Tasman discovering New Zeaaland fits this criteria.
He sailed to NZ, and tried to go ashore to collect water, but the local Maori attacked and killed 4 of his men before they even got ashore, so he left. It was another 100 years before Captain Cook and his crew became the first Europeans to set foot on New Zealand.
He sailed to NZ, and tried to go ashore to collect water, but the local Maori attacked and killed 4 of his men before they even got ashore, so he left. It was another 100 years before Captain Cook and his crew became the first Europeans to set foot on New Zealand.