c. 1,500 BCE
Exploration
Oceania
Lapita voyaging into the Pacific
Lapita seafarers crossed open ocean to Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa with crops and livestock.
Why it mattered
Began the greatest maritime expansion before the age of sail.
Bronze Age
1,500 BCE
2 recorded milestones at this point in the record.
c. 1,500 BCE
Medicine
South Asia
Ayurvedic and Vedic medical tradition
South Asian texts codified diagnosis, diet, surgery and pharmacology from plants.
Why it mattered
One of the world's oldest continuous medical systems.
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