Early history of Koré'hetanùa

Initial Migration (~2500-850 BCE)

Genetic evidence suggests the Koré'hetanùan people originated from the Wonjin-Tanhai bay area. However, due to Koré'hetanùa's southern latitude, balanced weather patterns of rain and cloud cover, and longer nights during the winter the Koré'hetanùan people are generally of a lighter complexion then those in Wonjin and Tanhai. Linguistic diversity between the languages of East Alshar, South Crona, and Australis suggests that initial expansion to Australis took place over hundreds of years, with the most proximite languages between Koré'hetanùa and Crona being Korémalà and Ùninéśen in the Kiravian overseas territory of Sarolasta. Based on genetic and archeological evidence found throughout the first Polynesian expansion route most anthropologists date the expansion as taking place from around 2,500 BCE to 850 BCE. The Koré'hetanùan people were initially no different than the people of Wonjin and Tanhai are today, but over the course of the over a thousand year voyage to Australis the Koré'hetanùan people gradually adapted to their new environment. The most debated aspect of the first Polynesian expansion is how people got from Alshar to Crona. The two largest theories are Wonjin-Tanhai Bay area theory and the Usutairu island theory.

Proponents of the Tanhai-Wonjin Bay area theory argue that the people of the bay area are the most genetically similar out of all the peoples of Alshar, and the bay is one of the earliest known places boats were created. With the islands on the bay area being close to one another proponents argue that the calm and shallow waters could have easily harboured a seafaring culture, one which is notably present in Wonjin and Tanhai to this day. However, opponents of the theory argue that the distance between the outermost islands of the archipelago and the closest land mass, present-day Alstin, is large, deep, and home to very rough waters, detering most early explorers. Opponents also argue that the indigenous languages of Wonjin, Tanhai, and Crona are very dissimilar and practically bear no resemblance to one another. However, the counterclaim to this notion lies in the fact that expansion took place over a thousand years and in that time the people of North Crona could have migrated south and led to an extinction of the native languages. The main alternative theory is the Usutairu island theory. The theory is hinged on the fact that the Usutairu islands are far closer to Crona than Tanhai is to Alstin. The waters around the Usutairu islands are relatively calm and it is easier to explain the journey from the Usutairu islands to Varshan when accounting for the maritime technology of the time. Opponents of this theory point out that there is little archeological evidence to suggest that this was the primary route for expansion and even less to suggest that the voyagers went south from Varshan. Both theories run into issue with the fact that the indigenous peoples of Crona have inhabited the land for centuries as well and have evolved cultures and languages radically different from those of their maritime settler ancestors. What is known for certain and is accepted by anthropologists is that the Polynesian expansion concluded with settlers traveling from both Alstin and Etzil to Sarolasta, then down to the northwestern coast of Koré'hetanùa. This final stage of the first expansion took place around 1,400 BCE.

After settlers arrived to Koré'hetanùa they primarily settled the coastal areas of the continent while continuing to travel down the east and west coasts of Australis. The first major settlements on the continent were in the Arisaki Lowlands, Inòru Bay, Nùa Qıgòa Bay, Líı'vera Sound, and throughout the Lake Vanıa'vera drainage basin. Other settlements later grew throughout Australis even before the Australis Bronze Age. There's even archeological evidence of habitation by Austral settlers as far south as Kıronizikova and Diamavıa Island, and the habitants likely knew of Antarctica prior to the first known recorded sightings by Burgoignesc explorers, though whether this is the case or not is still unknown.