The Development of Seafaring Through New Controversial Theories "Resarch Project"

 

            This week we worked on our research projects and I decided to write on the Development of Seafaring through New Controversial Theories. I found the project to be a bit stressful because at times it was hard to find certain information on the topic. One paragraph that I thought was strong in my essay was my intro: Starting from the late Paleolithic era, a new way of settlement had arisen. This new method was based on more means of transport, shipment, and convenience rather than any other reason for settlement. The reasons for these decisions of settlement were brought about by a set of new controversial theories about peopling the Americas. One of these theories was known as the “Kelp Highway”, which proposed a coastal route in order to provide convenience and efficiency when it came to having enough resources (Vancouver Sun, 2009). The other theory was the “Polynesian Thesis”, which proposed oceanic routes from the South Pacific and gave settlers the chance to venture out of their comfort zone and explore. Based on what each of these new theories presents, it can be concluded that they are in their own way convincing enough to promote relocation of early maritime settlers because of the need for basic use of these routes. It would most definitely matter if any of the maritime settlement theses proved to be true because of the wealth of knowledge one would be able to intake through experiencing how and why these early settlers chose these specific routes rather than any other. All in all when you do a research paper you do find yourself teaching yourself alloy of new things about the topic.