30 Indonesian Women Founded Madagascar, Maybe by Accident
The land of freaky animals and amazing biodiversity, Madagascar was also one of the last places to be settled by humans. And new research suggests that didn't happen until about 1,200 years ago.The colonization might even have been an accident, the researchers say. A small group of Indonesian women settled the island in one fell swoop, possibly making their way there after their trading vessel capsized.
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I found this information exciting! My x9 G Grandmother was born in Madagascar of Malagasy parents so am now thinking that
my ancestry goes back to these women from Indonesia.